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.1146–1220/3) composed many remarkable literary works, initially while employed as a royal clerk for Henry II and, subsequent...

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1. Verfasser:	Giraldus 1146?-1223? (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Brewer, J. S. 1810-1879 (HerausgeberIn), Warner, George F. Sir 1845-1936 (HerausgeberIn), Dimock, James F. 1811-1876 (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1861
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Rolls
Schlagworte:	Kirchengeschichte Großbritannien Great Britain / Church history / 1066-1485 / Early works to 1800
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	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.1146–1220/3) 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 1, edited by historian J. S. Brewer (1809–79) and published in 1861, with an introduction in English to the Latin texts, consists of Giraldus' polemical-apologetic account of his life and the St David's case, and a collection of his letters, poems, and prefaces. Giraldus is noted for his vigorous Latin and anecdotal style, and this volume gives a vivid portrait of medieval Britain and the power struggles of the Angevin court, while illuminating nineteenth-century interest in the period
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (c, 448 pages)
ISBN:	9781139163378
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139163378