Discovering William of Malmesbury (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Thomson, Rodney M; Winkler, Emily A.; Dolmans, Emily

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787440869
• Artikelnr.: 56545169

Autorenporträt

Rodney M. Thomson, Emily Dolmans, Emily A. Winkler

Inhaltsangabe

Discovering William of Malmesbury: The Man and his Works
Emily Dolmans and Emily A. Winkler Gesta Pontificum Anglorum: History or Hagiography?
Anne E. Bailey William of Malmesbury and Civic Virtue
Daniel Gerrard The Ironies of History: William of Malmesbury's Views of William II and Henry I
John B Gillingham William of Malmesbury and the Jews
Kati Ihnat Advising the King: Kingship, Bishops and Saints in the Works of William of Malmesbury
Ryan Kemp Roman Identity in William of Malmesbury's Historical Writings
William of Malmesbury and the Chronological Controversy
Anne Lawrence
Mathers William of Malmesbury and Durham: the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Early Twelfth
Century England
Stanislav Mereminskiy William of Malmesbury as Librarian: the Evidence of his Autographs
Samu Niskanen William of Malmesbury: Medical Historian of the Crusades
Joanna Phillips German Emperors as Exemplary Rulers in William of Malmesbury and Otto of Freising
Alheydis Plassmann Lector amice,: Reading as Friendship in William of Malmesbury
Sigbjorn Olsen Sonnesyn William of Malmesbury's Historical Vision
R. M. Thomson 'Uerax historicus Beda': William of Malmesbury, Bede and historia
Emily Ward William of Malmesbury and the Britons
Emily A. Winkler Words, Words, Words...
Michael Winterbottom Epilogue: The Rediscovery of William of Malmesbury
R. M. Thomson