
Published online:
31 January 2012
Published in print:
24 December 2009
Online ISBN:
9780191734069
Print ISBN:
9780197264584
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The Old English Dialogues The Old English Dialogues
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The Old English Pastoral Care The Old English Pastoral Care
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The Old English Boethius The Old English Boethius
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The Old English Soliloquies The Old English Soliloquies
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Some conclusions Some conclusions
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Chapter
The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries: Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture
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Pages
92–122
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Published:December 2009
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GODDEN, MALCOLM, 'The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries: Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture', in Ron Johnston (ed.), Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 162, 2008 Lectures (London , 2009; online edn, British Academy Scholarship Online, 31 Jan. 2012), https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197264584.003.0005, accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This lecture presents the text of the speech about the Alfredian project and its aftermath delivered by the author at the 2008 Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture held at the British Academy. It explains the details of King Alfred's programme of mass education and to deliver near-universal literacy in English, and evaluates the impact of Pastoral Care on English literature.
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