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Book SynopsisByrhtferth of Ramsey was one of the most learned scholars of late Anglo-Saxon England, and his two saints' Lives-of Oswald, a powerful bishop of Worcester and York in the tenth century, and Ecgwine, the seventh-century founder of Evesham-are among the most important historical sources for our understanding of late Anglo-Saxon England.
Trade Reviewa pearl of this edition is its huge introduction, which reaches upward of 100 pages and leaves no stone unturned. * Scott DeGregorio, Journal of Medieval Latin *
Lapidge deserves sincere gratitude for rescuing Byrhtferth from his medieval and modern editors ... Both edition and translation are exemplary * Thomas Pickes, The English Historical Review *
extraordinary ... Lapidge's utter familiarity with Byrhtferth's authorship and Latinity gives him an almost instinctual ability to make decisions that always bring the reader closer the Byrhtferth ... The book is in every way carefully and elefantly produced. * Martin Chase, Notes and Queries *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Ramsey in the time of Byrhtferth ; 2. The Writings of Byrhtferth ; 3. Byrhtferth's Latinity ; 4. The Vita S. Oswaldi ; 5. The Vita S. Ecgwini ; 6. The Manuscript ; 7. Previous Editions ; 8. Editorial Procedures ; Vita S. Oswaldi ; Vita S. Ecgwini ; Appendix: Glosses to Byrhtferth's Vitae in London, British Library, Cotton Nero E. I ; Bibliography ; Index of Quotations and Illusions ; General Index
