The Old English History of the World

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The Old English History of the World is a translation and adaptation of the Latin history known as the Seven Books of History against the Pagans, written by the Spanish cleric Paulus Orosius at the prompting of Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in 410. To counter the pagan and republican narratives of Livy and other classical historians, Orosius created an account of the ancient world from a Christian and imperial viewpoint. His work was immensely popular throughout Europe in succeeding centuries, down to the end of the Middle Ages. Around the year 900, an Old English version was produced by an anonymous writer, possibly encouraged or inspired by King Alfred. The translator actively transformed Orosius's narrative: cutting extraneous detail, adding explanations and dramatic speeches, and supplying a long section on the geography of the Germanic world. This volume offers a new edition and modern translation of an Anglo-Saxon perspective on the ancient world.

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Malcolm R. Godden

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Inhalt:	Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13:	9780674971066
ISBN-10:	067497106X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Malcolm R. Godden
Redaktion:	Godden, Malcolm R.
Übersetzung:	Godden, Malcolm R (University of Oxford)
Hersteller:	Harvard University Press Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	212 x 144 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Malcolm R. Godden
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,611 kg