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Literacy and Power in Anglo-Saxon Literature (Regents Studies in Medieval Culture)
Literacy and Power in AngloSaxon Literature - Regents Studies in Medieval Culture
Author: Seth Lerer
At the close of the ninth century Alfred the Great lamented the decay of teaming in England and proposed a program of official translations and scholarly study to set his country back on the path of intellectual inquiry. In his Preface to Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care, Alfred equated a knowledge of texts with the right governance of self and stat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803228955
ISBN-10: 0803228953
Publication Date: 5/1/1991
Pages: 269
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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