Byrhtferth of Ramsey''s Historia Regum

The first scholarly edition of Byrhtferth's Historia regum, an important source for the early history of Anglo-Saxon England from 560 to 887 AD. The Latin text is provided with facing-page English translation, and extensive annotation explains the significance of Byrhtferth's references to historical events (many of which are unrecorded elsewhere).

List of contents

• Abbreviations


• Introduction


• Historia Regum


• Bibliography


• Index of Quotations and Allusions


• General Index

About the author

Michael Lapidge is emeritus professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge and former Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. He has written or edited more than forty books and published more than 200 articles, on subjects ranging from Greek cosmology and Classical Latin literature, to medieval palaeography and textual criticism, and especially the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, in both Latin and Old English. Lapidge was awarded the 2009 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize from the British Academy for his work as 'a world authority on Anglo-Saxon literature'.

Summary

The first scholarly edition of Byrhtferth's Historia regum, an important source for the early history of Anglo-Saxon England from 560 to 887 AD. The Latin text is provided with facing-page English translation, and extensive annotation explains the significance of Byrhtferth's references to historical events (many of which are unrecorded elsewhere).

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael Lapidge (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780192849700
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284970-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Oxford Medieval Texts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE