137 indeed, at times the text takes on the character of a medieval chronicle — especially the story of ‘bad’ abbot Robert Norreis that neatly condenses the lengthy account of eyewitness lawyer Thomas of Marlborough. The chronological approach gives a good indication of the trials and tribulations encountered in the first few centuries of a major Benedictine abbey, as well as demonstrating the difficulties in interpreting medieval accounts of this early period. Despite the complex (but extensively referenced) arguments, the target audience is presumably undergraduate and adult education students, but, sadly, the price is likely to put them off buying it themselves.

中文翻译：

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中世纪爱尔兰的盎格鲁诺曼公园

137的确，有时文本具有中世纪编年史的特征，尤其是“坏”住持罗伯特·诺里斯（Robert Norreis）的故事，巧妙地浓缩了见证人律师马尔伯勒（Marlborough）的冗长叙述。按时间顺序排列的方法很好地说明了本笃会主修道院在最初几个世纪中遇到的考验和磨难，并说明了在解释早期早期中世纪记载时遇到的困难。尽管存在复杂（但被广泛引用）的争论，但目标受众可能是本科生和成人教育学生，但可悲的是，价格很可能使他们无法自行购买。