The 'Laterculus Malalianus' and the School of Archbishop Theodore
The 'Laterculus Malalianus' and the School of Archbishop Theodore
The Laterculus Malalianus, a historical exegesis of the life of Christ, appears to be the only complete text to survive from the hand of Archbishop Theodore at Canterbury. Its language, style and intellectual frame of reference are thus of great importance for establishing the nature and scope of teaching at Canterbury, the first school of Anglo-Saxon England. This edition, with translation and commentary, is the third volume in this series to offer a reassessment of Canterbury as a major seat of learning, together with Bernhard Bischoff's and Michael Lapidge's edition of the biblical commentaries from the Canterbury school and Michael Lapidge's edited collection of essays on the life and influence of Archbishop Theodore. In the introduction Jane Stevenson examines the intellectual milieu of this work, argues the case for attribution to Theodore, and suggests the need for a complete rethinking of the basis of Anglo-Saxon culture.
- Parallel text and translation of important and otherwise unavailable Anglo-Latin text
- Full historical treatment of the state of seventh-century scholarship
- Revisionist interpretation of Anglo-Saxon culture
Reviews & endorsements
"This text, part of the recent discovered collection of texts, provides the bases of a complete reconsideration of the religious bases of Anglo-Saxon Christianity....Highly recommended." The Reader's Review
"...represents a significant advance in the understanding of earlier Anglo-Saxon culture and may serve as examples of creative scholarship and models for future work in an area of study it has opened for all." Paul E. Szarmach, Journal of Religion
"Jane Stevenson has performed a genuine service for medieval studies by making available in an exemplary fashion a hitherto little-known work of an undeniably odd sort while at the same time establishing in a broad context both the work's important and, almost certainly, its authorship. Stevenson's presentation is almost beyond praise." Richard W. Pfaff, Speculum
Product details
July 1995Hardback
9780521374613
272 pages
236 × 158 × 20 mm
0.513kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The contents of the Laterculus
- 3. Date and origin of the Laterculus
- 4. The nature of the Laterculus
- 5. Sources of the Laterculus
- 6. The Latinity of the Laterculus
- 7. Translational technique of the Laterculus
- 8. Manuscripts
- 9. Conclusion
- Text and translation
- Commentary
- Appendix: variant and anomalous biblical texts
- Bibliography
- Index of biblical sources
- General index.
