Wow! eBook
Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds Reissue Edition
Author(s): Jocelin of Brakelond (Author), Diana Greenway (Translator), Jane Sayers (Translator)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 31 Aug. 2009
- Edition: Reissue
- Language: English
- Print length: 152 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199554935
- ISBN-13: 9780199554935
Book Description
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Editorial Reviews
Review
'A very readable translation of a text that gives a substantial impression of life - especially monastic - in the 12th century.' Dr J. Hines, University of Wales, Cardiff
'gives a precious insight into the soul of a mediaeval monastery ... It is difficult to choose between the delights of this piece. Diana Greenway and Jane Sayers are to be congratulated on a translation which is plain prose, on an introduction and notes which really present the text, and on sub-editing the text in a way which much increases its accessibility.' Peter Hackett, Month
'The translation is clear and unfussy, up-to-date but not colloquial.' Edmund King, University of Sheffield, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
