Alfred the Great

Release on 2014-12-10 | by Eleanor Shipley Duckett

And so, while Alfred was still intent on his lessons with Asser, with Athelstan and with Werwulf, he proposed to this bishop, Werferth, the work of translating into Old English the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great.

Author: Eleanor Shipley Duckett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226229195
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 242
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From the author of The Gateway to the Middle Ages, “a fascinating portrait of an enlightened monarch against a background of darkness and ignorance” (Kirkus Reviews). Filled with drama and action, here is the story of the ninth-century life and times of Alfred—warrior, conqueror, lawmaker, scholar, and the only king whom England has ever called “The Great.” Based on up-to-date information on ninth-century history, geography, philosophy, literature, and social life, it vividly presents exciting views of Alfred in every stage of his long career and leaves the reader with a sharply etched picture of the world of the Middle Ages

Language: en
Pages: 70

Alfred, the Great

Authors: Israel Horovitz

Categories: Drama

Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

THE STORY: Alfred Webber visits his old family home whre Margaret, his ex-girlfriend of many years ago, and her husband, Will, now live. Margaret still carries a torch for Albert, driving Will to extremes of jealousy. Even the child Alfred and Marg