The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin. Volume 1, 450-1066 / Carolinne White ; with foreword by Catherine Conybeare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Carolinne, author.

Contributor:

Conybeare, Catherine, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin literature, Medieval and modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 522 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This anthology presents in two volumes a series of Latin texts (with English translation) produced in Britain during the period ad 450-1500. Excerpts are taken from Bede and other historians, from the letters of women written from their monasteries, from famous documents such as Domesday Book and Magna Carta, and from accounts and legal documents, all revealing the lives of individuals at home and on their travels across Britain and beyond. It offers an insight into Latin writings on many subjects, showing the important role of Latin in the multilingual society of medieval Britain, in which Latin was the primary language of written communication and record and also developed, particularly after the Norman Conquest, through mutual influence with English and French. The thorough introductions to each volume provide a broad overview of the linguistic and cultural background, while the individual texts are placed in their social, historical and linguistic context"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Volume 1. 450-1066. Patrick, confession

Gildas, the destruction of Britain

The earliest charters

Theodore of Canterbury

Descriptions of the holy land

Aldhelm

Riddles (Aenigmata)

'Anonymous of Whitby', the life of gregory the great

Burginda, letter to a young man

Bede, educational writings

Two lives of St Cuthbert

Wealdhere, letter to Berhtwald, Archbishop of Canterbury

Berhtwald, Archbishop of Canterbury, letter about a slave girl, to Forthhere, Bishop of Sherborne

Ælfflæd of Whitby, letter to Abbess Adolana in Germany

Eddi, the life of Wilfrid

Two lives of Ceolfrith, Abbot of Wearmouth-Jarrow

Bede, the ecclesiastical history of the English people

Bede, letter to Bishop Ecgberht

Cuthbert, Abbot of Wearmouth-Jarrow

Felix, the life of St Guthlac

The letters of Boniface's circle

King Æthelbald of Mercia Grants Abbess Eadburg of Thanet exemption from tax

Willibald of Mainz, the life of St Boniface

Hugeburc of Heidenheim, the life of Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt

Alchfrith, prayer to Holy Mary

Alcuin, the life of St Willibrord (from the prose and verse versions)

Alcuin, dialogue on grammar : two pupils discuss the parts of speech with their master

The coming of the Vikings and the destruction of Lindisfarne in 793

Æthelwulf, poem on the abbots of his monastery

The history of the Britons

Archbishop Æthelred grants land to a layman for a sum of gold

Asser, the achievements of King Alfred

A layman grants land to his son-in-law who sells it to the Bishop of Selsey for silver and a horse

The monastic agreement of the monks and nuns of the Wnglish nation (Regularis concordia)

Literary texts associated with St Swithun

Æthelweard, chronicle

A treaty between King Æthelred II ('the Unready') and three Viking leaders

Ælfric of Eynsham, preface to the first series of Catholic homilies

Ælfric of Eynsham and his school, educational writings

Saints' lives from around the millennium

Three accounts of King Alfred and the cakes

In praise of Queen Emma

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Jan 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781316953150

1316953157

9781316890691

1316890694