In the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth and depth of his learning across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship; William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the English Church; William and the Latin Classics; William and the Jews; and William as hagiographer. Overall, the volume offers a broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and significance as revealed in his writings.
RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania. EMILY DOLMANS is a lecturer in Medieval Literature at the University of East Anglia EMILY A. WINKLER is a Fellow of St Edmund Hall and member of the History Faculty at the University Oxford. EMILY A. WINKLER is a Fellow of St Edmund Hall and member of the History Faculty at the University Oxford. EMILY DOLMANS is a lecturer in Medieval Literature at the University of East Anglia RODNEY M. THOMSON is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.
Title: Discovering William of Malmesbury
Author: Emily A. Winkler,Emily Dolmans,Rodney M. Thomson
ISBN: 9781783275366
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Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Publication Date: 2020-06-19
Number of Pages: 244
Weight: 0.3494 kg
A rewarding book for scholars of twelfth-century England. The book lives up to its title, the innovative approaches to William's life and works it contains proposing new discoveries, even for those already familiar with William's legacy. * PARERGON *
The editors of this volume and its contributors deserve significant praise for assembling a collection of thought-provoking chapters, which not only help us to understand better the life and writings of William of Malmesbury, but which should also find relevance within the wider field of Anglo-Norman studies, the study and writing of history during the Middle Ages, and numerous additional topics besides. * REVIEWS IN HISTORY *