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The Old English history of the world : an Anglo-Saxon rewriting of Orosius / edited and translated by Malcolm R. Godden.
Author
Orosius, Paulus
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Uniform title
Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII.
English (Old English)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Published/Created
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
xxi, 472 pages ; 21 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D17 .O6813 2016
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Subject(s)
World history
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Early works to 1800
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History, Ancient
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Early works to 1800
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Apologetics
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Early works to 1800
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Church history
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Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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Orosius, Paulus
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Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII English (Old English)
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Editor
Godden, Malcolm
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Translator
Godden, Malcolm
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Series
Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 44.
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Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 44
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Orosius, Paulus.
Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII.
English (Old English)
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Orosius, Paulus.
Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII.
English.
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Summary note
"The 'Old English History of the World' is a translation and adaptation of the Latin history known as the 'Seven Books of History against the Pagans,' written by the Spanish cleric Paulus Orosius at the prompting of Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in 410. To counter the pagan and republican narratives of Livy and other classical historians, Orosius created an account of the ancient world from a Christian and imperial viewpoint. His work was immensely popular throughout Europe in succeeding centuries, down to the end of the Middle Ages. Around the year 900, an Old English version was produced by an anonymous writer, possibly encouraged or inspired by King Alfred. The translator actively transformed Orosius's narrative: cutting extraneous detail, adding explanations and dramatic speeches, and supplying a long section on the geography of the Germanic world. This volume offers a new edition and modern translation of an Anglo-Saxon perspective on the ancient world."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
Text in Old English with English translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in English.
Contents
Introduction
List of Chapters: Book 1 ; Book 2 ; Book 3 ; Book 4; Book 5 ; Book 6
Abbreviations
Note on the Text
Notes to the Text
Notes to the Translation.
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ISBN
9780674971066 ((alk. paper))
067497106X
LCCN
2016011702
OCLC
945571284
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