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The Political Thought of King Alfred the Great (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)
The Political Thought of King Alfred the Great - Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Author: David Pratt
This book is a comprehensive study of political thought at the court of King Alfred the Great (871-99). It explains the extraordinary burst of royal learned activity focused on inventive translations from Latin into Old English attributed to Alfred's own authorship. A full exploration of context establishes these texts as part of a single discou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521126441
ISBN-10: 0521126444
Publication Date: 1/14/2010
Pages: 436
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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