{"product_id":"latinity-and-identity-in-anglo-saxon-rebecca-stephenson-9781442637580","title":"Latinity and Identity in Anglo-Saxon Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the Anglo-Saxons, Latin was a language of choice that revealed a multitude of beliefs and desires about themselves as subjects, believers, scholars, and artists. In this groundbreaking collection, ten leading scholars explore the intersections between identity and Latin language and literature in Anglo-Saxon England. Ranging from the works of the Venerable Bede and St Boniface in the eighth century to Osbern's account of eleventh-century Canterbury, \u003cem\u003eLatinity and Identity in Anglo-Saxon Literature\u003c\/em\u003e offers new insights into the Anglo-Saxons' ideas about literary form, monasticism, language, and national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLatin prose, poetry, and musical styles are reconsidered, as is the relationship between Latin and Old English. Monastic identity, intertwined as it was with the learning of Latin and reformation of the self, is also an important theme. By offering fresh perspectives on texts both famous and neglected, \u003cem\u003eLatinity and Identity \u003c\/em\u003ewill transform readers' views of Anglo-Latin literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442637587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442637580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Rebecca Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013929349375,"sku":"9781442637580","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0efaf62d-392c-4eb1-81ff-dae25af5b4e9.jpg?v=1767745649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/latinity-and-identity-in-anglo-saxon-rebecca-stephenson-9781442637580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}