10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCOMIAST»
Discover the use of
encomiast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
encomiast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The reader will also observe many instances of the use of single words with a
strong Virgilian flavour by the Encomiast. After Virgil, the Encomiast shows more
definite signs of a knowledge of Lucan than of any other Latin poet. In particular ...
Alistair Campbell, Simon Keynes,
1998
2
Reassessing Anglo-Saxon England
Although the encomiast does not accuse her, naturally, she does not come well
out of the affair. Alfred came to England after receiving a letter in her name. The
encomiast claims the letter was a forgery written by Harold or his henchmen so
he ...
3
Swein Forkbeard's Invasions and the Danish Conquest of ...
Scandinavia.5 Historians such as Lund have noted that Swein's ability to lead
foreign campaigns evidenced that he must have felt confident of his authority in
Denmark even during a prolonged absence.6 In Book I, chapter 2, the encomiast
...
4
Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England: Texts, Hierarchies, ...
Andy Orchard has discussed how the encomiast uses phrases from the
apocryphal book ofJudith which 'strongly suggest an equally approving attitude to
the biblical widow and her royal counterpart', while the text's account of Emma's
return ...
Catherine A. M. Clarke,
2012
5
Families of the King: Writing Identity in the Anglo-Saxon ...
thing for him.113 This picture of ideal lordship ties is disrupted, momentarily,
when the encomiast reports Thorkell's disloyalty to his king. Sent by the king to
avenge the death of the king's brother, Thorkell has conquered southern England
and ...
6
Historical Writing in England: c. 500 to c. 1307
Such protesta-tions belong to the hagiographical tradition, originating with
Athanasius's Life of St. Antony and Sulpicius Severus's Life of St. Martin.112
Perhaps the encomiast and his patroness may have decided on the writing of a
work to ...
7
The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth ...
Whatever the.cause of the rebellion may have been, whether the encomiast's
distribution of the blame for the sore relationship between father and son is fair or
not, a rebellion is believable, and it should not surprise us that Harald should
have ...
8
Historical Writing in England: 550 - 1307 and 1307 to the ...
Such protestations belong to the hagiographical tradition, originating with
Athanasius's Lifiz of Sr. Antony and Sulpicius Severus's Life of St. Jl/i'czrtiri.112
Perhaps the encomiast and his patroness may have decided on the writing of a
work to ...
9
Treasure in the Medieval West
Although the identity of the Encomiast remains unknown, it is clear that he was
from the Flemish religious foundation of either St Bertin or St Omer and that he
relied on Emma as an informant, writing to promote her interests. In the context of
...
10
Proceedings of the Battle Conference
It was clearly for good 'artistic' reasons that the encomiast decided not to mention
Emma's earlier marriage to ^thelred;5* but it is important to register what might be
the corollary, that he would have been obliged to place Emma in her own land ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCOMIAST»
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encomiast is used in the context of the following news items.
Does this Image about Debt Collectors Step Over a Line?
When are we going to see an article, pictures an encomiast standing beside a pile of money in front of a state capital building talking about the ... «InsideARM, Mar 12»