Wealth and the Material World in the Old English Alfredian Corpus -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Books and Ladders: The Speaking Prefaces -- The Stream of Wealth: The Old English Pastoral Care -- True Riches: The Old English Boethius -- The Familiar and the Strange: The Old English Soliloquies -- Treasure in Heaven: The Prose Psalms -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
A new, materialistic reading of the Alfredian corpus, drawing on diverse approaches from thing theory to Augustinian principles of use and enjoyment to uncover how these works explore the material world
