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Gesta regum Anglorum = The history of the English kings / William of Malmesbury ; edited and translated by R.A.B. Mynors ; completed by R.M. Thomson and M. Winterbottom.
Van Pelt Library DA130 .W513 1998 v.1 v.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- William, of Malmesbury, approximately 1090-1143.
- Series:
- Oxford medieval texts
- Standardized Title:
- De gestis regum Anglorum. English & Latin
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--To 1066.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- History of the English kings
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1998-
- Language Note:
- Parallel texts in Latin and English.
- Summary:
- William of Malmesbury's Gesta Regum Anglorum (The Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England. Apart from its formidable learning, it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value. This edition, with facing-page English translation, provides for the first time a detailed commentary on all aspects of the work.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 019820678X
- OCLC:
- 38207557
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