The Old English history of the world : an Anglo-Saxon rewriting of Orosius / edited and translated by Malcolm R. Godden.
"The 'Old English History of the World' is a translation and adaptation of the Latin history known as the 'Seven Books of History against the Pagans,' written by the Spanish cleric Paulus Orosius at the prompting of Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in 410. To counter the pagan and republican n...
| Uniform Title: | Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII.
English (Old English) Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 44. |
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| Language: | English English, Old (ca. 450-1100) |
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English, Old (ca. 450-1100) |
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Text in Old English with English translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in English. |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ;
44. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 472 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Format: | Book |