Translatio imperii et studii
Translating Orosius’s Histories and the making of Old English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10997603 |
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| Authors | Elizabeth M Tyler (0000-0003-2549-4599, University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-77 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0076-0730 • E-ISSN: 2041-5370 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bics/qbaf005 |
| OpenAlex | W4410941852 |
| Language | EN |
This article looks at the geographical first chapter of the Old English Orosius to explore theorisations of written Old English, a small local language, as an imperial language. That chapter is considered in light of King Alfred’s vernacular educational programme as articulated in The Preface to the Pastoral Care and in the context of the multilingual nature of England in the late ninth and early tenth centuries
Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Humanities · Literature · Ninth · Old English · Physics · Vernacular · Classics · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Medieval Literature and History
| Highly cited | No |
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