Discovering William of Malmesbury

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvRodney M Thomson,Emily Dolmans,Emily A. Winkler

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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 thebreadth 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 LatinClassics; 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.Rodney M. Thomson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania; Emily Dolmans is a lecturer in English Literature at Jesus College and Oriel College, University of Oxford; Emily A. Winkler is the John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellow in Medieval History at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval History.Contributors: Anne E. Bailey, Emily Dolmans, Daniel Gerrard, John Gillingham, Kati Ihnat, Ryan Kemp, William Kynan-Wilson, Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Stanislav Mereminskiy, Samu Niskanen, Joanna Phillips, Alheydis Plassmann, Sigbjørn Sønnesyn, Rodney M. Thomson, Emily Joan Ward, Emily A. Winkler, Michael Winterbottom.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-04-21
Mått156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781783271368

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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.

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. Thomson'Uerax 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