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The Elizabethan Invention of Anglo-Saxon England: Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English
Rebecca Brackmann
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Hardback. Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English. Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature. 256 pages, 3, 3 black and white. The writings of two influential Elizabethan thinkers testify to the influence of Old English law and literature on Tudor society and self-image. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight: 590.
The writings of two influential Elizabethan thinkers testify to the influence of Old English law and literature on Tudor society and self-image. Full of fresh and illuminating insights into a way of looking at the English past in the sixteenth century... a book with the potential to deepen and transform our understanding of Tudor attitudes to ethnic identity and the national past. Philip Schwyzer, University of Exeter. Laurence Nowell (1530-c.1570), author of the first dictionary of Old English, and William Lambarde (1536-1601), Nowell's protégé and eventually the first editor of theOld English Laws, are key ... Read more
The writings of two influential Elizabethan thinkers testify to the influence of Old English law and literature on Tudor society and self-image. Full of fresh and illuminating insights into a way of looking at the English past in the sixteenth century... a book with the potential to deepen and transform our understanding of Tudor attitudes to ethnic identity and the national past. Philip Schwyzer, University of Exeter. Laurence Nowell (1530-c.1570), author of the first dictionary of Old English, and William Lambarde (1536-1601), Nowell's protégé and eventually the first editor of theOld English Laws, are key ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843184
SKU
V9781843843184
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About Rebecca Brackmann
Rebecca Brackmann is Associate Professor of English at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Reviews for The Elizabethan Invention of Anglo-Saxon England: Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English
A sound, scholarly study.
PARERGON
An excellent book containing a wealth of information on Tudor England's intellectual engagement with Anglo-Saxon England. . I recommend it highly to Anglo-Saxon scholars, Renaissance scholars, and also general readers with an interest in the development of the English language.
SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL
Meticulously researched and engagingly written.
NOTES AND ... Read more
PARERGON
An excellent book containing a wealth of information on Tudor England's intellectual engagement with Anglo-Saxon England. . I recommend it highly to Anglo-Saxon scholars, Renaissance scholars, and also general readers with an interest in the development of the English language.
SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL
Meticulously researched and engagingly written.
NOTES AND ... Read more