On Alfred’s Cultural And Educational Policies

Alfred was an outstanding figure in the Anglo Saxon period.He was the only monarch known as "the great emperor" in British history,and also known as "the father of England".During the Alfred period,England was suffering from the invasion of the Danes,which caused chaos to the English society,plundered monasteries and churches,and gradually declined the culture and education.After Alfred came to power,he not only resisted the Danish invasion,but also actively developed culture and education in order to change the face of England’s cultural decline.During Alfred’s reign,Alfred protected English culture and promoted the unity of English culture and national consciousness through a series of cultural and educational activities,such as recruiting talents to set up court schools,rebuilding monastic system,translating Latin books and developing ancient English.Alfred’s promotion of culture and education represents the attention of the English court in the early Middle Ages to culture and education.Education is no longer one of the activities that the church pays attention to,but also concerns from the royal power of the court.With the increasing attention to education,the educated people are more and more extensive.On the discussion of Alfred’s culture and education,domestic scholars have not discussed much about the content of its culture and education.Although foreign scholars started earlier and have rich materials,there are not many monographs on Alfred’s culture and education and its development,which leaves a certain writing space for me.By sorting out the origin and development of culture and education in early medieval England,the social background of early medieval England and the policies and influences of Alfred period on culture and education,this paper discusses the process of culture and education in early medieval England from glory to decline until the Renaissance of culture and education in the reign of Alfred,and analyzes the culture of early medieval England The historical background of education from church leading to monarchy leading,cultural education also changes from one-way development of church education to two-way development of church education and secular education.The revival of culture and education protected and developed the national culture of England,and the social value of culture and education was also valued.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,the main content of the text is a total of three chapters.The introduction mainly explains the basis of the topic selection,the domestic and international research summary and the main content of this paper.It is clear that the cultural education in the Alfred period is the center to explore the process and characteristics of the development of cultural education in the early English history of the Middle Ages,and the policy and influence of Alfred on its promotion.The first chapter mainly discusses the background of England in the early Middle Ages,including its social background,the origin and development of cultural education and the characteristics of cultural education before Alfred came into power.In the early Middle Ages,the development of culture and education in England was related to Christianity.The introduction of Christianity led to the development trend of education in England.In the early Middle Ages,the education in England was mainly church education,and the church was mainly Latin.The education was not very popular,and the education level of the people was low.With the emergence of the stronger countries of Northumbria and Mercia in England,the court began to support the development of education,and education was paid more and more attention.Culture and education in England flourished gradually.Even in the eighth century,Arquin was invited to Charlemagne’s court and became an important figure in the Caroline Renaissance.The Danish invasion broke this steady development,and England’s efforts over the centuries saw the collapse.By combing and analyzing the social situation and cultural background of England in the early Middle Ages,we can better understand the causes and consequences of Alfred’s cultural and educational policy after he came into power.The second chapter discusses the content and characteristics of Alfred’s cultural and educational policy through relevant materials.First of all,Alfred successfully blocked the Danish invasion and laid a foundation for the development of culture and education.Secondly,Alfred himself received a good education when he was young.After the decline of education in England,he supported the cause of culture and education.Alfred translated Pope Gregory’s Canon into ancient English.In his foreword,we can see that Alfred attached great importance to the revival of English culture and education,and the scope of this culture and education policy has greatly exceeded the previous church education and some court education.Its cultural and educational policies are summed up in four points: first,to attach importance to the development of ancient English;second,to rebuild the monastic system;third,to attract talents to set up court schools;fourth,to translate Latin documents and preserve classical culture.First of all,its teaching content is more diverse than before.Its oral expression and written language are not limited to Latin,but also support the development of ancient English.In personnel training,in addition to teaching,reading and writing such common content,there are also moral and behavior content.Secondly,in the teaching mode,it is advocated to teach students according to their aptitude,and the teaching for children of different ages and needs is also different.Learning ancient English is the basic requirement for English youth,while learning Latin and other senior students will continue to learn,from which we can see the difference between primary education and higher education.Moreover,the educated people are more extensive.Not only the aristocrats can get education,but also the children of farmers have the opportunity to get education,so that the educational value of the society can be reflected.The third chapter expounds the influence of Alfred’s culture and education policy,which has three main influences.One is to deepen the concern and understanding of culture and education in England,the other is to promote the development of culture and education in England,and the third is to lay the foundation for the unity and development of England.Alfred’s cultural and educational policies improved the awareness of education,and the educated groups were more extensive than before,and made the monarchy pay more attention to education in England.Alfred’s cultural and educational policy protected the ancient culture of England,promoted the use of ancient English,and made the palace education and church education develop in two ways,which promoted the unity of thought and culture in England.It was the royal power’s attention to cultural education and talent cultivation from the top to the bottom.These can be used for reference to pay attention to the cause of culture and education.The conclusion is a summary and summary of the cultural education in the Alfred period.It summarizes the background and process of the development of cultural education in the Alfred period.It points out that the development of cultural education requires not only a stable social environment,but also the value of its society.Alfred combines these two points to advance the cultural and educational cause of England.