Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Jocelin Of Brakelond

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9780192838957: Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds (Oxford World's Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0192838954 ISBN 13: 9780192838957

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

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This is the first English translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century England. The translation brilliantly communicates the interest and immediacy of Jocelin's narrative, and the annotation is particularly clear and helpful.

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Review:

'for its simplicity and clarity it is a joy to read' Bury Free Press

'A very readable translation of a text that gives a substantial impression of life - especially monastic - in the 12th century.' Dr J. Hines, University of Wales, Cardiff

'gives a precious insight into the soul of a mediaeval monastery ... It is difficult to choose between the delights of this piece. Diana Greenway and Jane Sayers are to be congratulated on a translation which is plain prose, on an introduction and notes which really present the text, and on sub-editing the text in a way which much increases its accessibility.' Peter Hackett, Month

'The translation is clear and unfussy, up-to-date but not colloquial.' Edmund King, University of Sheffield, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

About the Author:

Diana Greenway and Jane Sayers work at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Dr Greenway is one of the general editors of the OMT series.

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