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The Poetic Art of Aldhelm

The Poetic Art of Aldhelm( )
Contribution by: Orchard, Andy
Keynes, Simon
Author: Orchard, Andy
Series title:Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-45090-4
Publication Date:Apr 1994
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $149.95
Book Description:

This is a book-length study of the poetic style of Aldhelm of Malmesbury, 'the first English man of letters' and one of the earliest Anglo-Saxons whose writings survive. Andy Orchard traces the sources and models for Aldhelm's Latin poetry and the nature and extent of his influence on later Anglo-Latin verse.

Book Details
Pages:332
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious
Poetry / Subjects & Themes / Religious
History / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066)
Foreign Language Study / Latin
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.9 x 23.6 x 2.8 cm
Book Weight:0.695 Kilograms



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