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Essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance
of Christian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England. A unique
and important contribution to both teaching and scholarship.
Professor Elaine Treharne, Stanford University. This is a
collection of essays exploring a wide array of sources that show
the importance ofChristian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon
England. The range of treatment is exceptionally diverse. Some of
the essays develop new approaches to familiar texts, such as
Beowulf, The Wanderer and The Seafarer; others deal with less
familiar texts and genres to illustrate the role of Christian ideas
in a variety of contexts, from preaching to remembrance of the
dead, and from the court of King Cnut to the monastic library. Some
of the essays are informative, providing essential background
material for understanding the nature of the Bible, or the
distinction between monastic and cleric in Anglo-Saxon England;
others provide concise surveys of material evidence orgenres;
others still show how themes can be used in constructing and
evaluating courses teaching the tradition. Contributors: GRAHAM
CAIE, PAUL CAVILL, CATHERINE CUBITT, JUDITH JESCH, RICHARD MARSDEN,
ELISABETH OKASHA, BARBARA C. RAW, PHILIPPA SEMPER, DABNEY BANKERT,
SANTHA BHATTACHARJI, HUGH MAGENNIS, MARY SWAN, JONATHAN M. WOODING.
Alfred's life, work and influence studied through writings of his
age. Alfred and the great achievements of his reign are once more
at the centre of scholarly discussion, and the studies in this
collection make a significant contribution to the continuing
debate. Focusing particularly on the writingsof Alfred's age, the
contributions, by leading scholars in the field, examine Alfred's
life, work and influence: there are accounts of law and morality;
examinations of translations and their sources; and investigations
of wordsand events, throwing new light on all major aspects of
Alfred's reign. As a whole, the volume is an appropriate tribute to
Janet Bately, whose writings on the age of Alfred are known and
admired by both historians and literary scholars throughout the
world. Professor JANE ROBERTS teaches in the Department of English,
King's College, London; Professor JANET L. NELSON, Director of the
Centre for Late Antiques and Medieval Studies, teaches in the
Department of History, King's College, London; Professor MALCOLM
GODDEN is Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the
University of Oxford. Contributors and contents: ANDREW BREEZE,
J.E. CROSS, ANDREW HAMER, ROBERTA FRANK, ALLEN J. FRANTZEN, M.R.
GODDEN, WALTER GOFFART, LYNNE GRUNDY, CYRIL HART, JOYCE HILL, SIMON
KEYNES, ANN KNOCK, BRUCE MITCHELL, JANET L. NELSON, BARBARA RAW,
JANE ROBERTS, D.G. SCRAGG, ALFRED B. SMYTH, E.G. STANLEY, PAULE.
SZARMACH, PATRICK WORMALD
This book is a study of the theology of the Trinity as expressed in
the literature and art of the late Anglo-Saxon period. It examines
the meaning of the representations of the Trinity in tenth- and
eleventh-century English manuscripts and their relationship to
Anglo-Saxon theology, and to earlier debates about the legitimacy
of representations of the divine. The book's unifying theme is that
of the image: the image of the Trinity in the human soul; Christ,
the perfect image and visible form of the invisible God; redemption
as the restoration of the imperfect human image to its original
likeness through contemplation of its divine archetype; prayer as
an anticipation of the contemplation of heaven, and art as a form
of contemplation. The book, which contains a selection of black and
white illustrations, will be of interest to art historians,
theologians and literary scholars alike.
This book is a study of the theology of the Trinity as expressed in
the literature and art of the late Anglo-Saxon period. It examines
the meaning of the representations of the Trinity in tenth- and
eleventh-century English manuscripts and their relationship to
Anglo-Saxon theology, and to earlier debates about the legitimacy
of representations of the divine. The book's unifying theme is that
of the image: the image of the Trinity in the human soul; Christ,
the perfect image and visible form of the invisible God; redemption
as the restoration of the imperfect human image to its original
likeness through contemplation of its divine archetype; prayer as
an anticipation of the contemplation of heaven, and art as a form
of contemplation. The book, which contains a selection of black and
white illustrations, will be of interest to art historians,
theologians and literary scholars alike.
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