The Battle of Brunanburh - A Casebook

Informationen zum Autor Michael Livingston is Assistant Professor of English at The Military College of South Carolina, author of scholarly editions of 'Siege of Jerusalem' (2004), 'In Praise of Peace' (2005), and 'The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase' of the Old Testament (2011), and co-editor of 'Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook' (LUP, 2013). Klappentext The Battle of Brunanburh, which has been called by many the birthplace of Englishness, is one of the most important conflicts in the history of the West. Yet it is also one of the least understood: for centuries, scholars have been vexed by some of the most vital questions about Brunanburh, including its location. The "Battle of Brunanburh: A Casebook" is the most comprehensive collection of historical and literary primary sources devoted to this important event. This book sheds new light on a pivotal moment in British history that has been little understood until now--and identifies the long-lost battle site. Zusammenfassung Produced by an international team of experts! the volume offers the sources in their language of origin - Old English! Old Norse! Welsh! Irish! Latin! Anglo-Norman! Middle English! Early Modern English - with facing-page translations and explanatory notes.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Livingston, Michael (EDT) Livingston
• Assisted by: Michael Livingston (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9780859898621
• ISBN: 978-0-85989-862-1
• No. of pages: 441
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Liverpool Historical Casebooks; University of Exeter Press - E; Exeter Medieval Texts and Stud; University of Exeter Press - E; Liverpool Historical Casebooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries