Alfred the Great

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-942401-28-5
Verlag: ARC Humanities Press

Buch, Englisch, 115 Seiten, Format (B × H): 108 mm x 177 mm, Gewicht: 107 g

Reihe: Past Imperfect

Alfred the Great is a rare historical figure from the early Middle Ages, in that he retains a popular image. This book provides a reassessment of the famous ruler of Wessex, informed by current scholarship, both on the king as a man in history, and the king as a subsequent legendary construct.

Daniel Anlezark presents Alfred in his historical context, seen through Asser's Life, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, and other texts, and explores how this ninth-century king of Wessex came to be considered the "Great" king of legend.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anlezark, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Finding Alfred
Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons
Thinking Alfred
Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Anlezark, Daniel
Daniel Anlezark is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. His first book, Water and Fire: The Myth of the Flood in Anglo-Saxon England, examined the literary reception of the biblical Flood in Anglo-Saxon texts, while subsequent publications include an edition of The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn, an edition and translation of Old English narrative poems, and an edited volume on Old Norse literature: Myths, Legends, and Heroes: Essays in Honor of John McKinnell.