Alfred p smyth (59 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A team of leading scholars in the fields of Medieval Literature and History examine the origins of European ethnic groups which subsequently developed into the nations of Europe. The contributors look at evidence for the existence of an ethnic consciousness among the dominant European groups; this later formed the basis of nation states. The reconstruction and invention of the past by medieval writers in search of ethnic origins for their own particular political or tribal groups is also studied from a literary and historical point of view.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great was an extraordinarily gifted and highly successful king, pushing back the Vikings to preserve what is now thought of as the heart of England. In this, the first major study of King Alfred since Plummer's biography of 1902, the career of King Alfred is followed chronologically and examined in depth. The author provides a detailed examination of the much-disputed medieval biography of King Alfred, attributed to the king's tutor, Asser. Professor Smyth argues that Asser's Life is a medieval forgery; a revelation with profound implications for our understanding of the whole of Anglo-Saxon history. The book also contains major studies on the writings of this gifted king, on the controversial charters of his reign, and on the origins of the Anglo-Saxon chronicle. Professor Smyth shows the Chronicle to have been much more closely connected with the court of King Alfred than has hitherto been allowed, and suggests a new date for the completion of the earliest Alfredian section of the Chronicle. The author also provides a fundamental reassessment of Alfred's military and political achievement in his wars against the Vikings, and compares the experiences of the English king with those of his Frankish contemporaries in their struggle with the same enemy on the other side of the English Channel. Professor Smyth's portrait of Alfred rejects the image of a neurotic and invalid king who supposedly remained a pious illiterate till he was almost 40. Instead, we are shown a man of remarkable energy and intelligence who took necessary steps to defend his people from the Norsemen. We are shown too, a king who had been a scholar all his life and who used his great knowledge to bolster the powers of his own kingship, and to overcome his enemies. Jacket illustration: Initial depicting King Alfred taken from the British Library Manuscript Cotton Claudius D.ii, f.8. This sumptuous compilation contains a collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Angevin law- codes (Liber legum antiquorum regum) which can be precisely dated to 1321. The inclusion of a Latin translation of the Laws of King Alfred indicates the esteem in which Alfred was held as a law-giver in the high Middle Ages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks or wear; as new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xx, 280 pp, map of England AD 850 - 1000. Previous owner's book plate on the front paste down but otherwise fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A team of leading scholars in the fields of Medieval Literature and History examine the origins of European ethnic groups which subsequently developed into the nations of Europe. The contributors look at evidence for the existence of an ethnic consciousness among the dominant European groups; this later formed the basis of nation states. The reconstruction and invention of the past by medieval writers in search of ethnic origins for their own particular political or tribal groups is also studied from a literary and historical point of view. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good - Cash. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Previous owner's name inside. There are a few light cracks in the spine throughout the book. Still great condition. Secure pages, solid binding. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. dj. Cloth, dj. Moderate wear to dj at extremities. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else a bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. A clean unmarked copy in the dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Some light creasing to the dust jacket's edges. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday in recyclable card packaging.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Q09992 Ex-library with Stamp and Library-Signature in Good Condition, Some Traces of Use 1852640472 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 0333672194 pgs:284. 1998, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, neat name on endpaper, no other markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased); pp. viii, 280 (last blank), with 4 maps. A near fine copy.

Paperback. Pb, paper browned. New History of Scotland 1.

Hardcover. Cloth, sl bumped; dw, frayed. ALFRED.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (unobtrusive marks at fore-edge and bottom edge - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 317, illus with b&w frontispiece, b&w maps, drawings and tables (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper and light pencil annotations on rear paste-down).…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0333672194.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780333672198.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 279 pages. 7.60x4.90x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. 744 p. The dust-jacket is soiled and rubbed. The pages are clean. - - List of Plates - - List of Figures - - List of Maps - - Abbreviations - - Introduction - - PART ONE: NARRATIVE OF A REIGN - - I From Obscurity to Precarious Kingship - - II The Gathering Storm 872-875 - - III To the Last Ditch at Edington - - IV The Frankish Interlude 880-891 - - V The Last War 892-896 - - PART TWO: A THOUSAND YEARS OF DECEIT - - VI Asser: Battleground of Scholarship: Charnel House of Scholars - - VII At His Mother's Knee: Tall Tales of Childhood - - VIII Neurotic Saint and Invalid King - - IX Illiterate Scholar, Writer, and Publisher Extraordinary - - X International Scholars in the Seminar of a King - - XI A Lot of Latin and Less Greek: Pathways to a Thousand-Year-Old Forgery - - XII A Forger Observed - - XIII Burning Cakes and a Welsh Dimension - - PART THREE: CHARTERS AND WILLS - - XIV The Charters of King Alfred: A Higher Order of Scholarship or Speculation? - - XV King Alfred's Will: A Disputed Inheritance - - XVI King Alfred's Witan: Kingmakers and Wise Men in the Council of a King - - PART FOUR: THE WRITINGS OF A COURT - - XVII The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Search for a West Saxon Dynastic and Christian Past - XVIII King Alfred's Books: Most Necessary for All Men to Know? - - XIX The Genuine Alfred: Pathways through the Mind of a King - - Notes - - Appendix: Polysyllabic Adverbs in iter in the Life of - - King Alfred - - Select Bibliography - - Index. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250. …

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781851829323.…