Bede

Bede

by Brown, George Hardin

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This newest volume in a long-running work of mapping the sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture in England from 500 to 1100 CE takes up one of the most important authors of the period, the eighth-century monk-scholar known as the Venerable Bede. Bede is best known as the author of the 'Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum', which is one of the key sources for our historical and cultural knowledge of the period; this collection covers that and more, drawing on manuscript evidence, medieval li…

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  • Full title :Bede. / George Brown and Frederick M. Biggs.

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This newest volume in a long-running work of mapping the sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture in England from 500 to 1100 CE takes up one of the most important authors of the period, the eighth-century monk-scholar known as the Venerable Bede. Bede is best known as the author of the 'Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum', which is one of the key sources for our historical and cultural knowledge of the period; this collection covers that and more, drawing on manuscript evidence, medieval library catalogues, Anglo-Latin and Old English versions, citations, quotations, and more, putting Bede and his work in the context of his period.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018

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The Physical Object

  • Description:366 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789462981324, 9462981329
  • oclc:ocn959365347
  • LC Classification:PA8260
  • Dewey Decimal:878.0209

Subjects

Anglo-Saxons -- Intellectual life Beda, Heiliger Bede,, the Venerable, Saint Christian literature, Latin (Medieval a… Christian literature, Latin (Medieval a… Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Criticism, interpretation, etc England Littérature chrétienne latine médiévale…

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Brown, George Hardin Biggs, Frederick M.

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