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Awarded 2019 Best Edition or Translation of an Anglo-Saxon (or
Anglo-Latin) Text by the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
St. AEthelwold (904/9 -984), abbot of Abingdon and bishop of
Winchester, made the first translation of the Rule of Saint
Benedict into English (or, indeed, into any vernacular language) as
part of the tenth-century English Benedictine Reform. This movement
dramatically affected the trajectory of religious life in early
medieval England and influenced the ways in which secular power was
conceived and wielded in the kingdom. AEthelwold's translation into
Old English reworks Benedict's Latin text through numerous silent
additions, omissions, and instances of explanatory material,
revealing an Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical and political reformer
intent on making this foundational Latin text more readily
accessible to the new monks and nuns of the Reform and to the
laity. Presented with related texts composed in Old English, this
volume makes AEthelwold's transformation of Benedict's Rule
available in Modern English translation for the first time.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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