Description: Sharon Turner (1768-1847) practised as a solicitor in London, specialising in the law of copyright, but devoted his free time to studying Anglo-Saxon literature and history. In 1799-1805 he published this four-volume work, still acknowledged as a turning point in Anglo-Saxon studies and a benchmark in historiography. Turner was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1800, soon after the first volume appeared. His approach of contrasting 'Anglo-Saxon freedom' with 'the Norman yoke' held particular appeal at a time of deteriorating political relations with France. Turner's lasting achievement, however, was to draw public attention to the rich and fascinating material contained in the Anglo-Saxon manuscripts he had studied at the British Museum. This work went through many editions, but was eventually superseded by Kemble's The Saxons in England (1849, also reissued). Volume 1 (1799) covers Anglo-Saxon history up to the death of Egbert, King of Wessex, in 839.
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EAN: 9781108082013
UPC: 9781108082013
ISBN: 9781108082013
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 422 pages
Author: Sharon Turner
Book Title: The History of the Anglo-Saxons (Cambridge Library
Item Height: 2.4 cm
Item Length: 21.6 cm
Item Weight: 0.05 kg
Item Width: 14 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
