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The Literary Contributions Of King Alfred The Great
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Our understanding of the literary achievements of King Alfred
depend very much upon what we believe about his early education. If we are
content to accept the stories of Asser, the famous biographer of Alfred,
that he reached his twelfth birthday before he learned to read (Keynes 75),
then we must reckon his literary career as a phenom .... Middle of paper .... his mother and repeated the entire book
from memory to her (Fadiman 14, Keynes 75). This talent was the foundation
of Alfred's later reputation as a scholar, translator, and patron of
learning.
As Alfred's role as king and patron began, he solemnly noted on
several occasions his disappointment in the state of educational
opportunity in England. "Formerly," the King wrote bitterly, "men came
hither from foreign lands to seek for instruction, ....
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