Ælfric
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Ælfric (
c.955–
c.1010), was a monk of Winchester (where he was a pupil of
Æthelwold), Cerne Abbas, and Eynsham near Oxford where he was abbot. His chief works are the
Catholic Homilies (990–2), largely drawn from the Church Fathers, and the
Lives of the Saints (993–8), a series of sermons also mostly translated from Latin. Several other English works of his survive; these include his Latin
Grammar; his
Colloquy; and a translation of the
Heptateuch, the first seven books of the Bible. Ælfric is the most prominent known figure in Old English literature and the greatest prose writer of his time; he is celebrated not only for his stylistic excellence but also for his educational principles and the breadth of his learning as a product of the 10th-cent. Benedictine Revival in England.
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Baron Corvo see Rolfe, Frederick William .
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Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
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