William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum, The History of the English Kings: Volume I
Innbundet /
1998
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780198206781
Published
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Weight
1239 gr
Height
224 mm
Width
145 mm
Thickness
50 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
912
The questions of reliability of evidence and William's sources are well addressed in Thomson and Winterbottom's commentary; there are few stones in the Gesta Regum which are left unturned and the critical approach taken in this volume reflects the weight of recent scholarship ... Thomson and Winterbottom have made great strides towards a scholarly understanding of William of Malmesbury's life and work.
Southern History
William of Malmesbury's Regesta Regum Anglorum (Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England, and one of the most important historical works of the European Middle Ages. Although its focus is national, its scope encompasses most of Western Europe and beyond, providing a full-scale account of the First Crusade. Apart from its formidable learning, it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value - with topics including unpowered flight and Henry I's zoo.
This edition in the Oxford Medieval Texts series is the first modern translation and edition. A full historical introduction is supplied in Volume II.
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William of Malmesbury's Gesta Regum Anglorum (The Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England. Apart from its formidable learning, it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value. This edition, with facing-page English translation, provides for the first time a detailed commentary on all aspects of the work.
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`This book cannot fail to influence present and future generations of Anglo-Normanists. By providing a historical commentary ... it sets a new standard for exegesis of this work.'
J.C. Crick, Archives.
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One of the most important of all medieval English sources
The first modern edition and translation, by highly distinguished scholars
One of the most important of all medieval English sources
The first modern edition and translation, by highly distinguished scholars
Product details
ISBN
9780198206781
Published
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Weight
1239 gr
Height
224 mm
Width
145 mm
Thickness
50 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
912