William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum, the History of the - English Kings: Volume

Zusatztext The questions of reliability of evidence and William's sources are well addressed in Thomson and Winterbottom's commentary; there are few stones in the Gesta Regum which are left unturned and the critical approach taken in this volume reflects the weight of recent scholarship ... Thomson and Winterbottom have made great strides towards a scholarly understanding of William of Malmesbury's life and work. Zusammenfassung William of Malmesbury's Gesta Regum Anglorum (The Deeds of the English Kings) is one of the great histories of England. Apart from its formidable learning, it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value. This edition, with facing-page English translation, provides for the first time a detailed commentary on all aspects of the work.

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• Authors: William of Malmesbury , R. A. B. Mynors, R. A. B. Thomson Mynors, R. M. Thomson, William Of Malmesbury, M. Winterbottom
• Assisted by: R. A. B. Mynors (Editor), R. M. Thomson (Editor), Michael Winterbottom (Editor), R. A. B. Mynors (Editor and translation), R. M. Thomson (Editor and translation), Michael Winterbottom (Editor and translation), Winterbottom Michael (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780198206781
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820678-1
• No. of pages: 912
• Series: Oxford Medieval Texts; Oxford Medieval Texts; William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum, The History of the English Kings
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Essays, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Western Europe, Literary essays, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Western Continental Europe