Description: Most Old English literature was translated or adapted from Latin: what was translated, and when, reflects cultural development and the increasing respectability of English.
Brief description: Robert Stanton is Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Boston College, MA.
Review Quotes: Valuable book... Stanton's easy familiarity with a multitude of sources and his thorough knowledge of the patristic debates on translation, coupled with his exceedingly thorough and insightful translations, makes this book essential for scholars. MEDIEVAL REVIEW An important contribution to scholarship [that] raises questions about connections between culture and translation practice that anyone working in this field should consider.-- "SPECULUM"