Author:Ælfric

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Ælfric (955–1020)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. Ælfric of Eynsham (the Grammarian) was an English abbot, as well as a prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies, biblical commentaries, and other genres. He is also known variously as Ælfric Grammaticus, Ælfric of Cerne and Ælfric the Homilist.

Works

• The Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of Ælfric
• Ælfric's Lives of Saints
• Ælfric's Colloquy
• Ælfric's Genesis

In translation

• St. Edmund, King and Martyr

Works about Ælfric

• “Ælfric” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• Ælfric article in the Encyclopædia Britannica
• Ælfric article in the Catholic Encyclopedia

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.