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Two Aelfric Texts

By Mary Clayton

Two Aelfric Texts

By Mary Clayton

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The texts edited in this volume are Ælfric's vernacular versions of two highly influential early medieval ethical treatises. The first, De duodecim abusiuis, is his Old English version of a seventh-century Hiberno-Latin tract dealing with the twelve abuses of the world and the second, De octo uitiis et de duodecim abusiuis, is a composite text; it combines a treatment of the eight vices and the complementary eight virtues, also found as the last part of Ælfric's Lives of Saints XVI, with the twelve abuses. This new edition provides, for the first time, critical editions of both texts, with a facing translation, presented with full apparatus; it also includes an extensive discussion of the sources and how they are treated.
Product details
Number of Pages:
214
Release Date:
2013-12-19
Publication Date:
2013-12-19
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843843609
ISBN13:
9781843843603
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
490 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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