9781108042932 - Giraldi Cambrensis Opera (Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls, Band 3) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Giraldus Cambrensis' account of his ecclesiastical career, and the life of St David, published in the Rolls Series in 1863. Editor(s): Brewer, J. S.; Dimock, James F.; Warner, Sir George F. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls. Num Pages: 506 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Despite a frustrated ecclesiastical career - his ongoing failure to secure the See of St David's embittered him - Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales, Gerald de Barry, c.1146-1220/3) composed many remarkable literary works, initially while employed as a royal clerk for Henry II and, subsequently, in semi-retirement in Lincoln. Eight volumes of his works were compiled as part of the Rolls Series of British medieval material. Volume 3, edited by historian J. S. Brewer (1809-79) and published in 1863, consists of Latin texts with an editorial preface in English, continuing from Volume 1, Giraldus' polemical-apologetic account of the St David's affair, and a life of the eponymous saint. Giraldus is noted for his vigorous Latin and anecdotal style, and this volume gives a vivid portrait of medieval Britain and the power struggles of the Angevin court, while also illuminating nineteenth-century interest in the period.