Old English Lives of Saints

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints—including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops—whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collective resistance at a turbulent time when England was under severe Viking attack.

About the author

Mary Clayton is Professor Emerita of Old and Middle English at University College Dublin.Juliet Mullins is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of English, Drama and Film at University College Dublin.

Summary

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints—including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops—whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collective resistance at a turbulent time when England was under severe Viking attack.

Product details

• Authors: Aelfric
• Assisted by: Mary Clayton (Translation), Juliet Mullins (Translation), Clayton Mary (Editor and translation), Mullins Juliet (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780674241725
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24172-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Librar
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, RELIGION / History, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Medieval History, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE