AElfric of Eynsham's Letter to Sigeweard: An Edition, Commentary, and Translation
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
| Author: | Larry J. Swain | ISBN: | 9781386074472 |
| Publisher: | Witan Publishing | Publication: | May 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Larry J. Swain |
| ISBN: | 9781386074472 |
| Publisher: | Witan Publishing |
| Publication: | May 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The Letter to Sigeweard, also known by the title it bears in one of the manuscripts, Libellus de Veteri Testamento et Novo, is Ælfric’s response to a request from an Anglo-Saxon nobleman to provide texts from Ælfric’s pen. The letter is in part a review of Christian doctrine and in part a review, book by book, of the Christian Bible, its meanings and its contents.
The Letter to Sigeweard, also known by the title it bears in one of the manuscripts, Libellus de Veteri Testamento et Novo, is Ælfric’s response to a request from an Anglo-Saxon nobleman to provide texts from Ælfric’s pen. The letter is in part a review of Christian doctrine and in part a review, book by book, of the Christian Bible, its meanings and its contents.
