The Politics of Language: Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform
Author:   Rebecca Stephenson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
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Pages:   232
Publication Date:   15 May 2022
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Author:   Rebecca Stephenson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781487547479


ISBN 10:   1487547471
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   15 May 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Introduction: 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 Ælfric’s Prefaces 5. Unraveling the Hermeneutic Style: Ælfric’s Latin Epitomes and English Translations Conclusion

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"""The Politics of Language is not only the first major study of Byrhtferth's language politics but also the first substantial work to look at Byrhtferth and �lfric together. Stephenson is very skilled in dismantling the claims regarding language made by both authors, analyzing why they were made and what the reality behind them may have been."" --Mary Clayton, Professor Emeritus, School of English, Drama, and Film, University College Dublin ""The Politics of Language teases out the rhetorical manoeuverings by which two key authors, Byrhtferth and �lfric, steered their way through the complex ideology of language-use in the Benedictine Reform. Stephenson's approach is firmly rooted in her own linguistic sensitivity, especially with regard to the Latin texts, and we understand the Benedictine Reform much better because of her research."" --Joyce Hill, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Literature, School of English, University of Leeds"


""The Politics of Language is not only the first major study of Byrhtferth's language politics but also the first substantial work to look at Byrhtferth and Ælfric together. Stephenson is very skilled in dismantling the claims regarding language made by both authors, analyzing why they were made and what the reality behind them may have been."" --Mary Clayton, Professor Emeritus, School of English, Drama, and Film, University College Dublin ""The Politics of Language teases out the rhetorical manoeuverings by which two key authors, Byrhtferth and Ælfric, steered their way through the complex ideology of language-use in the Benedictine Reform. Stephenson's approach is firmly rooted in her own linguistic sensitivity, especially with regard to the Latin texts, and we understand the Benedictine Reform much better because of her research."" --Joyce Hill, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Literature, School of English, University of Leeds


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Rebecca Stephenson is a Lecturer in Old and Middle English at University College Dublin.

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