The Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Greater Chronicle; Bede's Letter to Egbert (The World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0192829122 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her husband, Roger Collins, taught Medieval history at Liverpool. . Judith McClure was head of Royal School, Bath, and before that taught Latin and Medieval History at Liverpool and Oxford universities
The Ecclesiastical History is his most famous work, and this edition provides the authoritative Colgrave translation, as well as a new translation of the Greater Chronicle, never before published in English. This is the only edition to include all three texts, and they are illuminated further by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes.. His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death. A scholarly monk working in the north-east of England, Bede wrote the five books of his history in Latin. Starting with the inva
"A very useful, practical edition."--Glenn Olsen, University of Utah"One of the first great works of English literature.This new edition is based on the standard scholarly text, comes replete with notes by its editorsand includes two shorter works, "The Greater Chronicle" and the "Letter to Egbert".This book offers anecdote, philosophical observation, and even charm."--The Washington Post
"Great book. Earliest history of the English Church that" according to Zach. Great book. Earliest history of the English Church that we really have. Goes all over the place and contains various primary documents.. Kindle edition of the Oxford University Press The Kindle edition of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People from the Oxford University Press publication is disappointing. There are no chapter breaks, nor section breaks. The map is so small that it is impossible to see. When I tried to enlarge it, it only enlarged about 1mm. So, I still could not see it. Flipping back to the notes at the back of the book was almost impossible. I would recommend that readers get a traditional book for this item.. A Gem of a Book One of the Greatest Historians is the Venerable Bede. He is honest in his accounts as he clearly states the bad traits of the pagan Britons before their Christianization that started in the first three centuries, but was done on a large scale in the fifth century with Saint Columban and Saint Augustine and their monks. Unlike the Christianization of the Gaule Romain which came to be called latter "France" which was done on a large scale with Saint Hilaire de Potiers and Saint Martin