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Old English Prose Translations of King Alfred's Reign
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Old English Prose Translations of King Alfred's Reign Hardcover - 2000

by Greg Waite


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Bibliography of writing on translations by Alfred and others for his programme of educational reform.

The earliest extensive body of English prose-writing dates from the reign of King Alfred, who personally translated Latin texts with the assistance of his court scholars, and commissioned others to contribute translations for hisprogram of educational reform. This volume provides an introduction to and annotated bibliography of scholarly literature on Alfred's translations of Gregory's Pastoral Care, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, Augustine's Soliloquies, and Psalms of the Paris Psalter; W rferth's translation of Gregory's Dialogues; and the anonymous translations of Orosius' History and Bede's History. The bibliography covers editions, literary criticism, linguistic analyses and other relevant writing from the sixteenth century up to 1996; it also lists the many biographies of Alfred (including Asser's contemporary Life of Alfred and scholarly studies of it), major histories, and other publications that have drawn upon the translations for evidence, or that shed light on the circumstances of production. The book aims to provide a guide not only to scholarly writing focused onthe texts themselves, but also to the contexts and attitudes that have shaped response to Alfred and the literature of his reign. Dr GREG WAITE teaches in the Department of English at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

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  • Title Old English Prose Translations of King Alfred's Reign
  • Author Greg Waite
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 408
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Boydell & Brewer, UK
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780859915915 / 0859915913
  • Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.43 x 1.39 in (24.28 x 16.33 x 3.53 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History - Alfred, 871-899, Alfred
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00035847
  • Dewey Decimal Code 016.829
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