ON THE STATUS OF ALFRED THE GREAT’S TRANSLATIONS OF "CURA PASTORALIS" AND "CONSOLATIO PHILOSOPHIAE"

In this article the educational activity of the king Alfred the Great, in particular, his translation activity, is considered, the features of his translations from Latin to Anglo-Saxon of “Cura Pastoralis” (“The Book of the Pastoral Rule”, or “Pastoral care”) of Pope Saint Gregory I and “Consolatio philosophiae” (“The Consolation of Philosophy”) of Boethius are analyzed. Also, several points of view on the translation and the status of translations which help answer the disputable question ? whether Alfred the Great's translations are translations or not ? are given in this article.