The 'Laterculus Malalianus' and the School of Archbishop Theodore

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-37461-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 596 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England

The Laterculus Malalianus, a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury. Its language, style and intellectual frame of reference are thus of great importance for establishing the nature and scope of teaching at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England. This edition, with translation and commentary, is the third volume in this series to offer a reassessment of Canterbury as a major seat of learning, together with Bernhard Bischoff's and Michael Lapidge's edition of the biblical commentaries from the Canterbury school and Michael Lapidge's edited collection of essays on the life and influence of Archbishop Theodore. In the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of this work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stevenson, Jane

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The contents of the Laterculus; 3. Date and origin of the Laterculus; 4. The nature of the Laterculus; 5. Sources of the Laterculus; 6. The Latinity of the Laterculus; 7. Translational technique of the Laterculus; 8. Manuscripts; 9. Conclusion; Text and translation; Commentary; Appendix: variant and anomalous biblical texts; Bibliography; Index of biblical sources; General index.