{"product_id":"discovering-william-of-malmesbury-9781783271368","title":"Discovering William of Malmesbury","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also thebreadth and depth of his learning across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship; William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the English Church; William and the LatinClassics; William and the Jews; and William as hagiographer.\u003cbr\u003e Overall, the volume offers a broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and significance as revealed in his writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Rodney M. Thomson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania; Emily Dolmans is a lecturer in English Literature at Jesus College and Oriel College, University of Oxford; Emily A. Winkler is the John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellow in Medieval History at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Contributors: Anne E. Bailey, Emily Dolmans, Daniel Gerrard, John Gillingham, Kati Ihnat,  Ryan Kemp,  William Kynan-Wilson, Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Stanislav Mereminskiy, Samu Niskanen, Joanna Phillips, Alheydis Plassmann, Sigbjørn Sønnesyn, Rodney M. Thomson, Emily Joan Ward, Emily A. Winkler, Michael Winterbottom.","brand":"Rodney M Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268200640763,"sku":"9781783271368","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781783271368_40044991-4f8d-479a-bc86-55ec3d5c017d.jpg?v=1772486586","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/discovering-william-of-malmesbury-9781783271368","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}