Giraldi Cambrensis opera

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Giraldus Cambrensis

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Giraldi Cambrensis opera 8 Volume Set

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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.1146–1220/23) 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 8, edited by archivist George F. Warner (1845–1936) and published in 1891, contains his 'Liber de principis instructione', a moral treatise including much invective against the Angevin court. Written while Louis of France - in whose support Giraldus composed a poem - was scheming to replace King John, the Latin text, in Giraldus' vigorous and anecdotal style, gives a vivid picture of contemporary politics, while the English introduction illuminates nineteenth-century interest in the period.

Release date Australia

November 15th, 2012

Author

Giraldus Cambrensis

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by George F. Warner
Edited by J. S. Brewer
Edited by James F. Dimock

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

546

Series

Giraldi Cambrensis opera 8 Volume Set

Dimensions

152x229x31

ISBN-13

9781108042987

Product ID

20913260

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