The Peterborough Chronicle, Volume 2: Translation, Indexes and Plates
โ Scribed by Bernard J. Muir (editor), Nicholas A. Sparks (editor)
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 310
- Edition
- Translation
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The book consists of three parts: I. Introduction, including the history of research, detailed paleographical and codicological analysis, and discussion of the other Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts, and their textual relations; II. The Critical Edition, presenting the text in its immediate seventeenth-century manuscript context, with notes; III. The Modern English Translation, including detailed historical and philological notes. A bibliography, indexes and extensive comparanda complete the book. This edition, translation and commentary greatly enhance the accessibility and research potential of one of the most important primary sources for the history, language and culture of Anglo-Saxon England.
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