Discovering William of Malmesbury

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines.In the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth and depth of his learning across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship; William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the English Church; William and the Latin Classics; William and the Jews; and William as hagiographer.Overall, the volume offers a broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and significance as revealed in his writings.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-19
Mått:156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:371 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9781783275366

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RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania. EMILY DOLMANS is a Lecturer in Medieval Literature at the University of East Anglia. EMILY A. WINKLER is a Fellow of St Edmund Hall and member of the History Faculty at the University Oxford. EMILY A. WINKLER is a Fellow of St Edmund Hall and member of the History Faculty at the University Oxford. EMILY DOLMANS is a Lecturer in Medieval Literature at the University of East Anglia. RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.

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A rewarding book for scholars of twelfth-century England. The book lives up to its title, the innovative approaches to William's life and works it contains proposing new discoveries, even for those already familiar with William's legacy.

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Discovering William of Malmesbury: The Man and his Works - Emily Dolmans and Emily A. WinklerGesta Pontificum Anglorum: History or Hagiography? - Anne E. BaileyWilliam of Malmesbury and Civic Virtue - Daniel GerrardThe Ironies of History: William of Malmesbury's Views of William II and Henry I - John B GillinghamWilliam of Malmesbury and the Jews - Kati IhnatAdvising the King: Kingship, Bishops and Saints in the Works of William of Malmesbury - Ryan KempRoman Identity in William of Malmesbury's Historical Writings - William of Malmesbury and the Chronological Controversy - Anne Lawrence-MathersWilliam of Malmesbury and Durham: the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Early Twelfth-Century England - Stanislav MereminskiyWilliam of Malmesbury as Librarian: The Evidence of his Autographs - Samu NiskanenWilliam of Malmesbury: Medical Historian of the Crusades - Joanna PhillipsGerman Emperors as Exemplary Rulers in William of Malmesbury and Otto of Freising - Alheydis PlassmannLector amice: Reading as Friendship in William of Malmesbury - Sigbjorn Olsen SonnesynWilliam of Malmesbury's Historical Vision - R. M. ThomsonVerax historicus Beda: William of Malmesbury, Bede and historia - Emily WardWilliam of Malmesbury and the Britons - Emily A. WinklerWords, Words, Words, ... - Michael WinterbottomEpilogue: The Rediscovery of William of Malmesbury - R. M. Thomson

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