The Culture of Translation in Anglo-Saxon England

by Robert Stanton

Most Old English literature was translated or adapted from Latin: what was translated, and when, reflects cultural development and the increasing respectability of English.

Translation was central to Old English literature as we know it. Most Old English literature, in fact, was either translated or adapted from Latin sources, and this is the first full-length study of Anglo-Saxon translation as a cultural practice. This 'culture of translation'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085991643X
• ISBN13: 9780859916431
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.7"