The politics of language Byrhtferth, Ælfric, and the multilingual identity of the Benedictine reform

The politics of language : Byrhtferth, Ælfric, and the multilingual identity of the Benedictine reform / Rebecca Stephenson.

Author/creator	Stephenson, Rebecca, 1975-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Description	x, 215 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Aethelwold, Saint, Bishop of Winchester, approximately 908-984--Language. Byrhtferth, approximately 970---Language. Benedictines--England --Winchester --History --To 1500. Benedictines. Literacy--England --History --To 1500. Great Britain--History --Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Series	Toronto Anglo-Saxon series Toronto Anglo-Saxon series. ^A1054684
Contents	Introduction : the literary context of the monastic reform -- Pedagogy of the Enchiridion : layout and languages -- Scapegoating the secular clergy : the Hermeneutic style as a form of monastic self-definition -- The politics of English : computus, translation, and monastic self-definition -- The politics of Ælfric's prefaces -- Unravelling the hermeneutic style : Ælfric's latin epitomes and English translations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015487732
ISBN	9781442650589 (bound)
ISBN	1442650583 (bound)

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