A Companion to Bede (repost)
George Hardin Brown, "A Companion to Bede"
Bo ydell Pr ess | 2008 | ISBN: 1843834766, 0802863094 | 180 pages | PDF | 22 MB
Bo ydell Pr ess | 2008 | ISBN: 1843834766, 0802863094 | 180 pages | PDF | 22 MB
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 well-known Ecclesiastical History of the English People, but also of scriptural commentaries, hagiographies, scientific works, admonitory letters, and poetry. This book provides an informative, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide to Bede and his writings, underlining in particular his importance in the development of European history and culture. It places Bede in his contemporary Northumbrian and early Anglo-Saxon England, dedicates individual chapters to his works, and includes a chapter on Bede's legacy for subsequent history.BR> GEORGE HARDIN BROWN is Professor of English emeritus, Stanford University.