Synopses & Reviews
The "Laterculus Malalianus", a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England. This edition presents a translation of and commentary on the text, and in the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of this work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.
Synopsis
An edition of the only surviving complete text from the school of Archbishop Theodore.
Synopsis
This is an edition, with introduction, translation and commentary, of the Laterculus Malalianus, a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, which appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England.
Synopsis
The "Laterculus Malalianus", a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England. This edition presents a translation of and commentary on the text, and in the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of this work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-244) and indexes.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Contents of the Laterculus; 3. Date and origin of the Laterculus; 4. The nature of the Laterculus; 5. Sources of the Laterculus; 6. The Latinity of the Laterculus; 7. Translational technique of the Laterculus; 8. Manuscripts; 9. Conclusion; Text and translation; Commentary; Bibliography.