The Old English Version of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica

The Old English Version of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781843842736
ISBN-13 : 1843842734
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Synopsis The Old English Version of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica by : Sharon M. Rowley

Pioneering examination of the Old English version of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica and its reception in the middle ages, from a theoretically informed, multi-disciplinary perspective. The first full-length study of the Old English version of Bede's masterwork, dealing with one of the most important texts to survive from Anglo-Saxon England. The subjects treated range from a detailed analysis of the manuscriptsand the medieval use of them to a very satisfying conclusion that summarizes all the major issues related to the work, giving a compelling summary of the value and importance of this independent creation. Dr Rowley convincingly argues that the Old English version is not an inferior imitation of Bede's work, but represents an intelligent reworking of the text for a later generation. An exhaustive study and a major scholarly contribution. GEORGE HARDIN BROWN, Professor of English emeritus, Stanford University. The Old English version of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum is one of the earliest and most substantial surviving works of Old English prose. Translated anonymously around the end of the ninth or beginning of the tenth century, the text, which is substantially shorter than Bede's original, was well known and actively used in medieval England, and was highly influential.However, despite its importance, it has been little studied. In this first book on the subject, the author places the work in its manuscript context, arguing that the text was an independent, ecclesiastical translation, thoughtfully revised for its new audience. Rather than looking back on the age of Bede from the perspective of a king centralizing power and building a community by recalling a glorious English past, the Old English version of Bede's Historia transforms its source to focus on local history, key Anglo-Saxon saints, and their miracles. The author argues that its reading reflects an ecclesiastical setting more than a political one, with uses more hagiographical than royal; and that rather than being used as a class-book or crib, it functioned as a resource for vernacular preaching, as a corpus of vernacular saints' lives, for oral performance, and episcopal authority. Sharon M. Rowley is Associate Professor of English at Christopher Newport University.

The History of the English Church and People

The History of the English Church and People
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Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 0760765510
ISBN-13 : 9780760765517
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The History of the English Church and People by : Saint Bede (the Venerable)

The Old English Translation of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in its Historical and Cultural Context

The Old English Translation of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in its Historical and Cultural Context
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Publisher : Göttingen University Press
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9783863951894
ISBN-13 : 3863951891
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Old English Translation of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in its Historical and Cultural Context by : Andreas Lemke

Did King Alfred the Great commission the Old English translation of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, probably the masterpiece of medieval Anglo-Latin Literature, as part of his famous program of translation to educate the Anglo-Saxons? Was the Old English Historia, by any chance, a political and religious manifesto for the emerging ‘Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons’? Do we deal with the literary cornerstone of a nascent English identity at a time when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were threatened by a common enemy: the Vikings? Andreas Lemke seeks to answer these questions – among others – in his recent publication. He presents us with a unique compendium of interdisciplinary approaches to the subject and sheds new light on the Old English translation of the Historia in a way that will fascinate scholars of Literature, Language, Philology and History.

The Gregorian Mission to Kent in Bede's Ecclesiastical History

The Gregorian Mission to Kent in Bede's Ecclesiastical History
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 113806081X
ISBN-13 : 9781138060814
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Synopsis The Gregorian Mission to Kent in Bede's Ecclesiastical History by : Richard Shaw

What material lay behind Bede's narrative in his Ecclesiastical History? What were his sources and were they primary or secondary? This book represents the first systematic attempt to answers these questions, taking as a test case the coherent narrative of the Gregorian mission and the early church in Kent. Through this critique the book is able to catalogue Bede's sources and assess their origins, provenance and value. The striking paucity of Bede's primary sources for the period emerges clearly. This study explains the reason why this was the case. At the same time, Bede is shown to have had access to a greater variety of sources, especially documentary, than has previously been realised.

Artes Latinae

Artes Latinae
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Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0865163049
ISBN-13 : 9780865163041
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Artes Latinae by : Waldo Earle Sweet

Interfaces Between Language and Culture in Medieval England

Interfaces Between Language and Culture in Medieval England
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9789004180116
ISBN-13 : 9004180117
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Interfaces Between Language and Culture in Medieval England by : Alaric Hall

The twelve articles in this volume promote the growing contacts between medieval linguistics and medieval cultural studies generally. Articles address medieval English linguistics, and the interrelation in Anglo-Saxon England between Latin and vernacular language and culture.

Legends, Tradition and History in Medieval England

Legends, Tradition and History in Medieval England
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Publisher : Continuum
Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015029177576
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Synopsis Legends, Tradition and History in Medieval England by : Antonia Gransden

A collection of essays which brings out the virtues rather than the failings' of medieval writers of history, highlighting their attitudes and habits of thought, and stressing the importance of tradition.