A Companion to Bede

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84383-476-2
Verlag: BOYDELL PR

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Anglo-Saxon Studies

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 Northumbria and early Anglo-Saxon England, dedicates individual chapters to his works, and includes a chapter on Bede's legacy for subsequent history.

GEORGE HARDIN BROWN is Professor of English emeritus, Stanford University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, George Hardin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Theologenbiographien, Religiöse Führer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments
Bede's Life and Times
Educational Works
The Biblical Commentaries
Homilies, Hagiography, Martyrology, Poems, Letters
The Histories
A Brief History of Bede's Works through the Ages
Works Cited