Aelfric's letter to the monks of Eynsham
By: Christopher A. Jones.
Series: Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 13, 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham -- Correspondence.; Eynsham Abbey (Eynsham, England); Abbots -- England -- Eynsham -- Correspondence.; Anglo-Saxons -- England -- Eynsham.; Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.; Latin letters, Medieval and modern -- England -- Eynsham -- History and criticism.; Latin letters, Medieval and modern -- England -- Eynsham -- Translations into English.; Monastic and religious life -- England -- Eynsham -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Description: "Though best known today for his Old English homilies, the Anglo-Saxon scholar Aelfric also composed a Latin 'letter' to his fellow monks at Eynsham (Oxfordshire) containing a detailed outline of their daily and seasonal round of prayer and other duties. The document offers a rare glimpse of what ordinary monks in Anglo-Saxon England were expected to know and do." "This book contains a new edition of the Latin letter, a textual commentary, and the first complete English translation of the work. Dr. Jones also provides substantial introductory chapters which establish the exceptional importance of the Eynsham letter for our understanding of late Anglo-Saxon monasticism and liturgy. The book will interest students of early medieval culture, monasticism and church history."--Jacket.
Notes: Revision of a doctoral thesis, University of Toronto, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (p.231-240) and indexes.

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