Review(s) of: Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic literature, by Barreiro, Santiago and Cordo Russo, Luciana (eds), The Early Medieval North Atlantic series, (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018) hardcover; 187 pages, RRP euro85; ISBN 9789462984479.
Although writings of Aldhelm (c. 635–c. 709) were widely known in early Spain, in modern Spain they are hardly known at all. An entry on Aldhelm in a recent Spanish book on medieval Latin makes the latter point vividly: ‘Bibliografía: Escasa. Autor casi olvidado. Totalmente ausente en algún catálogo bibliográfico.’ A survey of the transmission of Aldhelm's writings from a Spanish viewpoint, however, is able to alter this perspective and to show new aspects of his influence.
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