The Intellectual Foundations of the English Benedictine Refor... - 9780521030526

The Intellectual Foundations of the English Benedictine ReformAuthor(s): Mechthild Gretsch\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521030526, 978-0521030526\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by thelwold, Bishop of Winchester [tel], of the most influential school in late Anglo-Saxon England. The vital early stages of thelwold's scholarly career are explored for the first time, particularly his formative years in King thelstan's entourage and his period of study at Glastonbury. Light is shed on the contribution which thelstan's cosmopolitan court made to intellectual and spiritual life. Based on a wide range of evidence Dr Gretsch assigns to thelwold two influential texts: an interlinear translation of the psalter and a vast corpus of Old English glosses to Aldhelm's.