The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great
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The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great

A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser

A. Smyth

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The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great

A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser

A. Smyth

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Very few King's earn the appellation 'Great'. Alfred is the only English King honoured with this name and is credited with various successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and religious revival). His memory looms large in the English Imagination. The medieval 'Life' of King Alfred of Wessex purports to be written by Asser, a monk in the King's service. This account of one of England's best loved and most famous kings has been accepted as offering evidence on most aspects of life in early medieval England and beyond. It was used in Victorian times to create a 'Cult' of Alfred. Alfred Smyth offers a carefully annotated translation of the 'Life' together with a long commentary. He argues that the 'Life' is a forgery which has profound implications not only for our understanding of the early English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and history. This close scholarly rendering of the text allows the reader access to the intricacies of medieval history.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2001
ISBN
9780230287228
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

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    APA 6 Citation

    Smyth, A. (2001). The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great ([edition unavailable]). Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3503559 (Original work published 2001)

    Chicago Citation

    Smyth, A. (2001) 2001. The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great. [Edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan. https://www.perlego.com/book/3503559.

    Harvard Citation

    Smyth, A. (2001) The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3503559 (Accessed: 8 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Smyth, A. The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. Web. 8 July 2024.