The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0460877372 ISBN 13: 9780460877374

Publisher: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

xxxvi + 364 pp, inc many b&w plates, figs and maps, cloth with title gilt on spine, laminated illus jacket, 8vo

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the first continuous national history of any western people in their own language. Compiled over several centuries, it traces the migration of Saxon warlords to Roman Britain, their gradual development of a settled society and conversion to Christianity, the onslaught of the Vikings and then the Norman Conquest. It continued to be written long after the last Saxon king was dead, and goes on to describe atrocities perpetrated by the barons during the reign of Stephen. Professor Swanton's translation is the most complete and faithful reading ever published. Extensive notes draw on the latest evidence of paleographers, archaeologists, and textual and social historians to place these annals in the context of current knowledge. The introduction provides all the information a first-time reader could need, cutting an easy route through often complicated matters. Fully indexed and complemented by maps and genealogical tables, this edition allows ready access to one of the prime sources of English national culture.

Synopsis:

"The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" can be regarded as the most important work written in English in pre-Norman times: the beginnings of English prose are found in the annals, written in an age when Latin was the language of documentation. This book presents the text and a study of the "Chronicle".

About this edition

• Publisher: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0460877372
• ISBN 13: 9780460877374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Swanton Michael