The Politics of Language

The Politics of Language Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform - Toronto Anglo-Saxon

Paperback (15 May 2022)

  • $42.18
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7 days

Other formats/editions

Publisher's Synopsis

Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.

Book information

ISBN: 9781487547479
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 942.017
Language: English
Number of pages: 232
Weight: 340g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 13mm