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The Politics of Language: Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform

The Politics of Language: Byrhtferth, Aelfric, and the Multilingual Identity of the Benedictine Reform
Author: Stephenson, Rebecca
Price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 1442624159
ISBN-13: 9781442624153
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Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.