Giraldi Cambrensis opera (Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls) (Volume 4) - Softcover

Cambrensis, Giraldus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108042945 ISBN 13: 9781108042949

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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 4, edited by historian J. S. Brewer (1809-79) and published in 1873, contains two texts, one a moral, quasi-pastoral critique of the monastic orders, the other a life of Geoffrey Plantagenet (1151-1212), Archbishop of York, focusing on power struggles at the Angevin court. Noted for his vigorous Latin and anecdotal style, Giraldus gives a vivid portrait of medieval Britain, while the English editorial preface illuminates nineteenth-century interest in the period.

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Book Description:

Despite a frustrated ecclesiastical career, Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales, c.1146-1220/23) composed many literary works, including in volume 4 a life of Geoffrey Plantagenet (1151-1212), Archbishop of York, describing the Angevin court's intrigues. The Latin text, with an editorial preface in English, was published in the Rolls Series in 1873.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108042945
• ISBN 13: 9781108042949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Brewer J. S., Dimock James F., Warner George F.