William Of Malmesbury On Lamentations

Author : William (of Malmesbury)
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Bible
ISBN : 2503548490

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William of Malmesbury on Lamentations by William (of Malmesbury) Pdf

William, a Benedictine monk of Malmesbury in western England (died c. 1143), is well known as the author of two major historical works, on the English kings and bishops from the beginnings down to his own time. These and other works, especially several saints' Lives, have always been easily accessible. But the commentary on Lamentations was not published in full until 2011. It presents itself as an abbreviation of a ninth-century predecessor, one of very few who had commented on this book. William follows his precursor in applying the traditional threefold interpretation: literal (historical), allegorical and moral. But he is no slavish imitator. He aims to re-write and improve on his source in both content and style. His characteristic mastery of the Bible and of an astonishingly wide range of classical and patristic literature is everywhere apparent. His Latin is elegant, not to say mannered and sometimes obscure, and presents many problems to the translator.

Author : Rodney M. Thomson
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1843830302

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William of Malmesbury by Rodney M. Thomson Pdf

Best known for his historical writings ('Deeds of the Bishops' and 'Deeds of the Kings of England'), William of Malmesbury was also a biblical commentator, hagiographer and classicist. He was probably the best read of all 12th century men of learning; this work studies his intellectual achievement.

Author : William Of Malmesbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2503563031

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On Lamentations by William Of Malmesbury Pdf

Author : Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843837091

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William of Malmesbury and the Ethics of History by Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn Pdf

"William of Malmesbury, arguably the greatest English historian of the twelfth century, repeatedly emphasises that the primary purpose of all literary and intellectual activities is to provide moral instruction for the reader, the most famous of his statements to this effect being found in his monumental work Gesta Regum Anglorum, where he categorises history as a sub-discipline of ethics. However, modern studies have chosen to focus on other aspects of William's oeuvre and tended to dismiss such claims as perfunctory nods to a pious commonplace. This book differs from recent orthodoxy by being based on the proposition that medieval professions of the moral aims of historiography are in fact genuine. It seeks to read William's celebrated historical works in the light of his devotional and didactic texts, and in the context of the religious, intellectual and literary traditions to which he expressed his allegiance. He also demonstrates how William's conception of ethics forms a constitutive element of his historical output. The resulting image of William shows a committed monk and man of his time, placing his extraordinary learning at the service of his culture, his society and his faith."--Publisher's website.

Author : Tony McAleavy
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783277148

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Malmesbury Abbey 670-1539 by Tony McAleavy Pdf

The book tells the story of Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire from the time of Aldhelm in the late seventh century to the Dissolution in 1539, using the particularly rich sources that survive for the Abbey from throughout the Middle Ages. It is an institution which has, in different ways, a national significance. The community produced two eminent writers: Aldhelm and William of Malmesbury. The Abbey was chosen as the mausoleum of Æthelstan, first king of all England. It was the setting for the marriage in 1015 of Edmund Ironside in defiance of his father, Æthelred 'the Unready'. After the Conquest Malmesbury was patronised by Queen Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I. The future Henry II was present in 1153 when a massacre of monks and townsfolk took place in the Abbey church.Although royal patronage dried up after the twelfth century, the Abbey remained an important institution for the remainder of the Middle Ages. The community took the side of the king and the Despensers during the violent conflict between Edward II and his baronial opponents. Largely unexamined sources will be used to shed light on abbots such as William of Colerne who transformed the economic fortunes of the Abbey and John of Tintern who was accused by Wiltshire juries of terrorising the area by his many acts of criminality.n Edward II and his baronial opponents. Largely unexamined sources will be used to shed light on abbots such as William of Colerne who transformed the economic fortunes of the Abbey and John of Tintern who was accused by Wiltshire juries of terrorising the area by his many acts of criminality.n Edward II and his baronial opponents. Largely unexamined sources will be used to shed light on abbots such as William of Colerne who transformed the economic fortunes of the Abbey and John of Tintern who was accused by Wiltshire juries of terrorising the area by his many acts of criminality.n Edward II and his baronial opponents. Largely unexamined sources will be used to shed light on abbots such as William of Colerne who transformed the economic fortunes of the Abbey and John of Tintern who was accused by Wiltshire juries of terrorising the area by his many acts of criminality.

Author : Lars Kjær
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424028

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The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition by Lars Kjær Pdf

Explores how classical ideals of generosity influenced the writing and practice of gift giving in medieval Europe.

Author : Giles E. M. Gasper,Francis Watson,Matthew R. Crawford
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317075431

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Producing Christian Culture by Giles E. M. Gasper,Francis Watson,Matthew R. Crawford Pdf

Producing Christian Culture takes as its thread the 'interpretative genres' within which medieval people engaged with the Bible. Contributors to the volume present specific material as a case study illustrative of a specific genre, whether devotional, homiletical, scholarly, or controversial. The chronological range moves from St Augustine to the use of gospel texts in polemical writing of the first two decades of the 1500s, with focal sections on early medieval Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian theology, the scholastic turn of the High Middle Ages, and the influence of vernacular writing in the later Middle Ages. The tremendous range and vitality of medieval responses to biblical texts are highlighted within the studies.

Author : William (of Malmesbury),Rodney M. Thomson,Michael Winterbottom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780198206828

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Gesta Regum Anglorum by William (of Malmesbury),Rodney M. Thomson,Michael Winterbottom Pdf

William of Malmesbury's Regesta Regum Anglorum (Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England, and one of the most important historical works of the European Middle Ages. Volume II of the Oxford Medieval Texts edition provides a full historical introduction, a detailed textual commentary, and an extensive bibliography. It forms the essential complement to the text and translation which appeared in Volume I.

Author : Michael Winterbottom,Francesca Romana Nocchi,Giuseppe Russo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780192573056

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Papers on Quintilian and Ancient Declamation by Michael Winterbottom,Francesca Romana Nocchi,Giuseppe Russo Pdf

Declamation - the practice of training young men to speak in public by setting them to compose and deliver speeches on fictional legal cases - was central to the Greek and Roman educational systems over many centuries and has been the subject of a recent explosion of scholarly interest. The work of Michael Winterbottom has been seminal in this regard, and the present volume brings together a broad selection of his scholarly articles and reviews published since 1964, creating an authoritative and accessible resource for this burgeoning field of study. The assembled papers focus on two related topics: the rhetorician Quintilian and ancient declamation in practice. Quintilian, who taught rhetoric at Rome in the second half of the first century AD, was the author of the Institutio Oratoria, a key text for Roman educational practice, rhetoric, and literary criticism. Subjects explored in the present collection range widely over not only the establishment and interpretation of the text and its literary and historical context, but also Quintilian's views on inspiration, morality, philosophy, and declamation, of which he was a practitioner. While the volume also offers detailed examinations of the texts and interpretations of a wide range of Latin and Greek authors of declamations, such as Seneca the Elder, Sopatros, and Ennodius, there is a particular focus on two collections wrongly attributed to Quintilian, the so-called 'Minor' and 'Major Declamations'. A major re-assessment of the manuscript tradition of the latter collection is published here for the first time.

Author : Antonia Gransden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136190216

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Historical Writing in England by Antonia Gransden Pdf

Using a variety of sources including chronicles, annals, secular and sacred biographies and monographs on local histories Historical Writing in England by Antonia Gransden offers a comprehensive critical survey of historical writing in England from the mid-sixth century to the early sixteenth century. Based on the study of the sources themselves, these volumes also offer a critical assessment of secondary sources and historiographical development.

Author : Jean Blacker
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292769557

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The Faces of Time by Jean Blacker Pdf

The twelfth century witnessed the sudden appearance and virtual disappearance of an important literary genre—the Old French verse chronicle. These poetic histories of the British kings, which today are treated as fiction, were written contemporaneously with Latin prose narratives, which are regarded as historical accounts. In this pathfinding study, however, Jean Blacker asserts that twelfth-century authors and readers viewed both genres as factual history. Blacker examines four Old French verse chronicles—Gaimar's Estoire des Engleis(c. 1135), Wace'sRoman de Brut(c. 1155) andRoman de Rou(c. 1160–1174), and Benoît de Sainte-Maure'sChronique des Ducs de Normandie(c. 1174–1180) and four Latin narratives—William of Malmesbury'sGesta Regum(c. 1118–1143) andHistoria Novella(c. 1140–1143), Orderic Vitalis'sHistoria Ecclesiastica(c. 1118–1140), and Geoffrey of Monmouth'sHistoria Regum Britanniae (c. 1138). She compares their similarity in three areas—the authors' stated intentions, their methods of characterization and narrative development, and the possible influences of patronage and audience expectation on the presentation of characters and events. This exploration reveals remarkable similarity among the texts, including their idealization of historical and even legendary figures, such as King Arthur. It opens fruitful lines of inquiry into the role these writers played in the creation of the Anglo-Norman regnum and suggests that the Old French verse chronicles filled political, psychic, and aesthetic needs unaddressed by Latin historical writing of the period.

Author : Antonia Gransden
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education, Medieval
ISBN : 9780415151245

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Historical Writing in England: c. 500 to c. 1307 by Antonia Gransden Pdf

First Published in 1974. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Alun Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350143708

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Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain by Alun Williams Pdf

This book presents an original perspective on the variety and intensity of biblical narrative and rhetoric in the evolution of history writing in León-Castile during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It focuses on six Hispano-Latin chronicles, two of which make unusually overt and emphatic use of biblical texts. Of particular importance is the part played by the influence of exegesis that became integral to scriptural and liturgical influence, both in and beyond monastic institutions. Alun Williams provides close analysis of the text and comparisons with biblical typology to demonstrate how these historians from the north of Iberia were variously dependent on a growing corpus of patristic and early medieval interpretation to understand and define their world and their sense of place. Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain sees Williams examine this material as part of a comparative exploration of language and religious allusion, showing how the authors used these biblical-liturgical elements to convey historical context, purpose and interpretation.

Author : Marjorie Chibnall
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0851156215

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The World of Orderic Vitalis by Marjorie Chibnall Pdf

`A wise, learned, gracefully written account of the Anglo-Norman world and its most remarkable chronicler.' SPECULUM Orderic Vitalis, born near Shrewsbury in 1075 and sent as a child oblate to the Norman abbey of Saint-Evroult, wrote one of the most vivid and important medieval chronicles. His world encompassed Shropshire in the aftermath of theConquest, Normandy in civil war and at peace, and, briefly, the wider French perspective of the priory of Maule. Saint-Evroult was open to all the cross-currents of a changing society, and Orderic witnessed fundamental changes inchurch organisation, patterns of aristocratic inheritance, attitudes towards knighthood, and Christian militancy towards non-Christians. This book is concerned with monastic life and culture and its interaction with the life of courts and Norman families. It also describes the life of Orderic himself, and an appendix gives a translation of his own moving account of his life, an epilogue to the Historia.MARJORIE CHIBNALL is a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. She has written many booksand articles about the Anglo-Norman world, including an edition of Orderic's Ecclesiastical History.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004216167

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Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 3 (1050-1200) by Anonim Pdf

Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 3 (CMR3) is a history of all the works on Christian-Muslim relations from 1050 to 1200. It comprises introductory essays and over one hundred entries containing descriptions, assessments and comprehensive bibliographical details of individual works.