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The Politics of Language: Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform - Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series Rebecca Stephenson
The Politics of Language: Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform - Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Rebecca Stephenson
Comparing 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.
232 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 28, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781442650589 |
| Publishers | University of Toronto Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 240 × 27 mm · 498 g |