Bede
by Biggs, Frederick M., Brown, George Hardin
fromSources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
"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 autho…
Bede
by Biggs, Frederick M., Brown, George Hardin
fromSources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
'Bede' is the inaugural volume in the 'Sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture' series, which seeks to comprehensively map British literary culture from 500 to 1100 CE. This volume presents four texts, or fascicles, dedicated to the Venerable Bede (d. 735), theologian and author…
Bede
by Biggs, Frederick M., Brown, George Hardin
fromSources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
'Bede' is the inaugural volume in the 'Sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture' series, which seeks to comprehensively map British literary culture from 500 to 1100 CE. This volume presents four texts, or fascicles, dedicated to the Venerable Bede (d. 735), theologian and author…
An investigation into two important Saints Lives provides a window into the Anglo-Saxon perception of the non-human world.
The Venerable Bede is a crucial figure for Anglo-Saxonists, arguably the most important, known character from the period. A scholar of international standing from an early period of the Anglo-Saxon church [c.672-732], he was the author not only of the wel.