{"product_id":"the-chronology-and-canon-of-aaron-j-kleist-9781843845331","title":"The Chronology and Canon of ﾆLfric of Eynsham","description":"A fresh approach to the works and manuscripts of this influential monk, whose writings synthesised some of the finest minds of the period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thousand years and more ago, with Vikings ravaging the coastlines and the millennium drawing nigh, a monk named  lfric embarked on studies that would make him the most erudite, prolific, and influential author writing in English before Chaucer. What drove  lfric was no desire to leave his mark on history, however, but the belief that he held a treasure on which the temporal and eternal welfare of his contemporaries depended: knowledge of the rich moral teachings of the early Christian church. What he produced was an astonishing synthesis of some of the finest minds in history, conveyed with remarkable authorial transparency and an elegantly simple style.\u003cbr\u003e While there is much we know about  lfric, both from his own self-disclosure and the wealth of surviving manuscripts containing work by him, there is also much that muddies the waters: his feverish pace of simultaneous composition, his habit of reshaping and repurposing his writings, the staggering complexities of textual transmission, and competing scholarly interpretive voices. This volume seeks to take it all into account, setting forth a comprehensive picture of work and the manuscripts in which it may be found. Integrating scholars' best understanding to date and framing new avenues for inquiry, it offers a launching point for new research into this pivotal figure of early England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e AARON J KLEIST is Professor of English at Biola University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron J. Kleist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843845334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843845331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020","brand":"Aaron J. Kleist","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069765972223,"sku":"9781843845331","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6c394bc-f641-4d8e-b013-7c64d0dffb37.jpg?v=1685426359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chronology-and-canon-of-aaron-j-kleist-9781843845331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}