The 'Laterculus Malalianus' and the school of Archbishop Theodore
By: Jane Stevenson.
Series: Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;; 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Theodore, of Canterbury, Saint, 602-690.; St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England) -- History.; Laterculus Malalianus.; Monasticism and religious orders -- England -- Canterbury -- Education -- History.; Monasticism and religious orders -- England -- Canterbury -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Anglo-Saxons -- England -- Canterbury.; England -- Church history -- 449-1066.
Other titles: Laterculus Malalianus. English & Latin.
Description: 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.

The principal lesson of the 'Laterculus' is that though the medium of the Canterbury education was Latin, the content was almost entirely Greek, drawing particularly on the methods of the school of Antioch. It presents a translation of and commentary on the 'Laterculus', and in the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of the work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.
Notes: Includes Latin text and English translation of the Laterculus Malalianus.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-244) and indexes.