{"product_id":"the-politics-of-language-9781442650589","title":"The Politics of Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Literary Context of the Monastic Reform  Part One  1. Pedagogy of Enchiridion: Layout and Languages  2. Scapegoating the Secular Clergy: The Hermeneutic Style as a Form of Monastic Self-Definition  3. The Politics of English: Computus, Translation, and Monastic Self-Definition  Part Two  4. The Politics of Aelfric's Prefaces  5. Unraveling the Hermeneutic Style: Aelfric's Latin Epitomes and English Translations  Conclusion","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408373588311,"sku":"9781442650589","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442650589.jpg?v=1730502661","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-language-9781442650589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}