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This is the first book devoted entirely to William of Malmesbury, England's greatest historian after Bede, one of the great figures of the 12th-century renaissance. Although best known for his historical writings, William was also a biblical commentator, scribe and editor of texts. Here, R.M. Thomson looks at the man, his times and his work as a man of letters.

Historiography --- History --- William, --- Glastonbury Abbey --- Malmesbury Abbey --- Great Britain --- 873.3 GUILELMUS MALMESBIRIENSIS --- Historians --- -Historiography --- -Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Historiographers --- Scholars --- Middeleeuws Latijnse literatuur--GUILELMUS MALMESBIRIENSIS --- -Authorship --- Criticism --- William of Malmesbury --- -Malmesbury Abbey --- Glastonbury (England). --- England --- Intellectual life --- -History --- -Historiography. --- 873.3 GUILELMUS MALMESBIRIENSIS Middeleeuws Latijnse literatuur--GUILELMUS MALMESBIRIENSIS --- Guilelmus Malmesbiriensis --- -Middeleeuws Latijnse literatuur--GUILELMUS MALMESBIRIENSIS --- -William of Malmesbury --- Historical criticism --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- Guillermo, --- Gulielmus, --- Malmesbury, William of, --- Wilhelmus, --- Willelmus, --- William of Malmesbury, --- Malmesbury Abbey. --- Historiography. --- Biography --- William, of Malmesbury --- William, of Malmesbury, ca. 1090-1143. --- Benedictine learning. --- Malmesbury Abbey library. --- Rodney M. Thomson. --- University of Tasmania. --- William of Malmesbury. --- biblical commentator. --- biographer. --- classicist. --- historian. --- intellectual achievement. --- man of letters. --- twelfth-century renaissance. --- William, - of Malmesbury, - approximately 1090-1143

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An intelligent, well-informed and important piece of work... Well-articulated and clearly and fluently written... a particularly worthy addition to the growing literature on William and on twelfth-century historiography.' Rod Thomson, Professor of Medieval History and Senior Research Fellow, School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania. William of Malmesbury, arguably the greatest English historian of the twelfth century, repeatedly emphasises that the primary purpose of all literary and intellectual activities is to provide moral instruction for the reader, the most famous of his statements to this effect being found in his monumental work Gesta Regum Anglorum, where he categorises history as a sub-discipline of ethics. However, modern studies have chosen to focus on other aspects of William's oeuvre and tended to dismiss such claims as perfunctory nods to a pious commonplace. This book differs from recent orthodoxy by being based on the proposition that medieval professions of the moral aims of historiography are in fact genuine. It seeks to read William's celebrated historical works in the light of his devotional and didactic texts, and in the context of the religous, intellectual and literary traditions to which he expressed his allegiance. He also demonstrates how William's conception of ethics forms a constitutive element of his historical output. The resulting image of William shows a committed monk and man of his time, placing his extraordinary learning at the service of his culture, his society and his faith. Sigbjorn Olsen Sonnesyn is post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History --- Historiography --- Ethics --- Deontology --- Ethics, Primitive --- Ethology --- Moral philosophy --- Morality --- Morals --- Philosophy, Moral --- Science, Moral --- Philosophy --- Values --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Criticism --- William, --- Guillermo, --- Gulielmus, --- Malmesbury, William of, --- Wilhelmus, --- Willelmus, --- William of Malmesbury, --- Historians --- Great Britain --- Historiography. --- Historians - Great Britain --- History - Moral and ethical aspects --- William, - of Malmesbury, - approximately 1090-1143 --- Great Britain - History - Norman period, 1066-1154 - Historiography --- Ethics. --- History. --- Moral Instruction. --- Twelfth Century. --- William of Malmesbury.

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Historiography - Great Britain - History - To 1500 --- William, - of Malmesbury, - approximately 1090-1143 --- Great Britain - History - Norman period, 1066-1154 - Historiography --- Great Britain - History - To 1066 - Historiography --- Historiography --- Great Britain

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Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (History of the English Bishops) is one of the most important medieval texts written c. 1125 by one of England's key historians of the period, William, Monk of Malmesbury. It is a is a vivid narrative on the English Church, its bishoprics and monasteries, from c.600 to William's contemporary era. Conceived as a companion piece to his Gesta Regum Anglorum, this historical work was a unique enterprise, and the result is a substantial book, elegantly written, full of original information, and characterized by intelligent interpretation and judgement. This second volume by R.M. Thomson contains an introduction and detailed commentary to accompany the Latin text and translation of the work, appearing in Volume I. The introduction presents and analyzes the reasons behind the work - its structure, its main sources and programme of research, and its influence and significance. The commentary, linked to the Latin text, discusses problems and questions revealed by the work, and illustrations appear throughout.

Bishops --- History --- England --- Church history --- Evêques --- Histoire --- William, --- Angleterre --- Histoire religieuse --- Bishops - England - History - To 1500 --- England - Church history - 449-1066 --- England - Church history - 1066-1485 --- William (of Malmesbury ; ca. 1090-1143) --- Évêques --- Grande-Bretagne --- Moyen âge --- Sources --- 449-1066 --- 1066-1500

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History was a subject popular with authors and readers in the Anglo-Norman world. The volume and richness of historical writing in the lands controlled by the kings of England, particularly from the twelfth century, has long attracted the attention of historians and literary scholars, whilst editions of works by such writers as Orderic Vitalis, John of Worcester, Symeon of Durham, William of Malmesbury, Gerald of Wales, Roger of Howden, and Matthew Paris has made them well known. Yet the easy availability of modern editions obscures both the creation and circulation of histories in the Middle Ages. This collection of essays returns to the processes involved in writing history, and in particular to the medieval manuscript sources in which the works of such historians survive. It explores the motivations of those writing about the past in the Middle Ages, and the evidence provided by manuscripts for the circumstances in which copies were made. It also addresses the selection of material for copying, combinations of text and imagery, and the demand for copies of particular works, shedding new light on how and why history was being read, reproduced, discussed, adapted, and written. Laura Cleaver is the Ussher Lecturer in Medieval Art, Trinity College Dublin; Andrea Worm is an Assistant Professor at the Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz. Contributors: Stephen Church, Kathryn Gerry, Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Laura Pani, Charles C. Rozier, Gleb Schmidt, Laura Slater, Michael Staunton, Caoimhe Whelan

Manuscripts, Medieval --- History in literature --- Medieval manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- Great Britain --- History --- Historiography --- 091:930 --- 091 <41> --- 091 <44> --- 091 "10/12" --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--11e/13e eeuw. Periode 1000-1299. --- 091 <44> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Frankrijk --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Frankrijk --- 091:930 Handschriften i.v.m. geschiedenis --- Handschriften i.v.m. geschiedenis --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland $2 UDC --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--11e/13e eeuw. Periode 1000-1299 --- Manuscripts, English (Middle) --- Manuscripts, English (Old) --- Historiography. --- Anglo-Saxon manuscripts --- English manuscripts, Old --- Manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon --- Manuscripts, Old English --- Old English manuscripts --- English manuscripts (Middle) --- Manuscripts, Middle English --- Middle English manuscripts --- Anglo-Norman World. --- Anglo-Norman world. --- Gerald of Wales. --- Interpretation. --- John of Worcester. --- Makers. --- Manuscript Sources. --- Manuscripts. --- Matthew Paris. --- Medieval History. --- Medieval Manuscripts. --- Middle Ages. --- Norman Settlement. --- Orderic Vitalis. --- Readers. --- Roger of Howden. --- Symeon of Durham. --- William of Malmesbury. --- Writing History. --- historical writing. --- manuscript sources.