An Anglo-Saxon Abbot: Ælfric of Eynsham (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Gem, S. Harvey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 133151018X ISBN 13: 9781331510185

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from An Anglo-Saxon Abbot: AElfric of Eynsham Though many manuals appear in the present day on the subject of Church History, the readers of them are not so numerous as could be desired. One cause of this seems to be that books used by beginners often crowd too many centuries into a short compass. For the general reader, the study in detail of one or two periods would better convey the great interest of a subject far too wide to be grasped as a whole. Moreover, quotations of some length from original authorities are needed to afford a vivid and lifelike realisation of the scenes of the past. Among the works which exemplify this assertion, that old-fashioned book, Milner's Church History, abounds in well-chosen quotations, and therefore is well worth reading still. Of more recent writings, Maitland's History of the Reformation may be mentioned as containing similar valuable extracts. A fund of original information is now available in the "Rolls Series." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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Excerpt from An Anglo-Saxon Abbot: Ælfric of Eynsham

This little book, which has grown out of lectures to students beginning their scientific study of language, is primarily intended as a textbook for similar introduc tory courses. It is hoped, however, that it will appeal to a wider public, and consequently technical terms and symbols that are not familiar to all educated people have been eliminated as far as possible. Some readers will be offended at the lack of any exact system of phonetic notation; but such a notation would have required a long explanation, which some readers would have skipped, and which would have caused others to lay the book aside. N 0 real ambiguity seems to result from our attempt to use ordinary symbols and terms in their familiar values.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 133151018X
• ISBN 13: 9781331510185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232