Discovering William of Malmesbury

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  • Discovering William of Malmesbury Book Detail

  • Author : Rodney M. Thomson
  • Release Date : 2020-06-19
  • Publisher : Boydell Press
  • Genre : Historians
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 13 : 9781783275366
  • File Size : 53,53 MB
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Discovering William of Malmesbury by Rodney M. Thomson PDF Summary

Book Description: A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines. 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.

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