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The medieval life of King Alfred the Great : a translation and commentary on the text attributed to Asser
- Title
- The medieval life of King Alfred the Great : a translation and commentary on the text attributed to Asser / Alfred P. Smyth.
- Author
- Asser, John, -909.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.
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- Description
- xx, 280 p. : 1 map; 25 cm.
- Uniform Title
- De Rebus gestis Aelfredi. English
- Alternative Title
- De Rebus gestis Aelfredi.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-268) and index.
- Contents
- A Tour around the Manuscripts -- The importance of the Life of King Alfred -- Manuscripts of the Life -- The Cottonian manuscript -- Byrhtferth's Northumbrian Chronicle -- The Worcester Latin Chronicle attributed to John (alias Florence) of Worcester -- The East Anglian Chronicle (or Annals of St. Neots) -- The Encomium Emmae Reginae -- The Ramsey Annals -- The Life of St. Neot -- Summing up the manuscript evidence -- The 1574 Parker edition of the Life of King Alfred -- The task of the historian -- The Author of the Life -- Unique information on King Alfred which is provided by the author -- Problems presented by the Life in relation to what we know independently of King Alfred's career -- The author's claims to being a contemporary witness -- Who was the historical Asser? -- What the author tells us of himself -- The Welsh dimension in the Life of King Alfred -- The Author's Latin Style -- The Author's Use of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle -- A framework for the Life -- The author's miscalculation of King Alfred's age -- Errors in the author's treatment of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle -- Other errors and inconsistencies in the author's text -- Why Was the Life of King Alfred Written at Ramsey in c. AD 1000?
- Call Number
- JFE 02-5600
- ISBN
- 0333699173
- 9780333699171
- LCCN
- 2001048206
- OCLC
- 47746159
- Author
- Asser, John, -909.
- Title
- The medieval life of King Alfred the Great : a translation and commentary on the text attributed to Asser / Alfred P. Smyth.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-268) and index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Smyth, Alfred P.Byrhtferth, approximately 970-
- Research Call Number
- JFE 02-5600