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050 4 _aBR754.A33 S747 2015eb
100 1 _aStephenson, Rebecca.
245 1 4 _aThe Politics of Language :
_bByrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aToronto :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a1 online resource (229 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aToronto Anglo-Saxon Series
505 0 _aCover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Literary Context of the Monastic Reform -- Part One -- 1 Pedagogy of the Enchiridion: Layout and Languages -- 2 Scapegoating the Secular Clergy: The Hermeneutic Style as a Form of Monastic Self-Definition -- 3 The Politics of English: Computus, Translation, and Monastic Self-Definition -- Part Two -- 4 The Politics of Ælfric's Prefaces -- 5 Unravelling the Hermeneutic Style: Ælfric's Latin Epitomes and English Translations -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aComparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aAethelwold,-Saint, Bishop of Winchester,-approximately 908-984-Language.
650 0 _aByrhtferth,-approximately 970--Language.
650 0 _aBenedictines-England-Winchester-History-To 1500.
650 0 _aGreat Britain-History-Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aStephenson, Rebecca
_tThe Politics of Language
_dToronto : University of Toronto Press,c2015
_z9781442650589
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aToronto Anglo-Saxon Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4669182
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