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Cambridge Companions to Literature: The Cambridge Companion to Bede
S (Ed) Degrgorio
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Paperback. A key introductory guide for students to Bede's cultural world, his writings, and his reputation in later times. Editor(s): DeGregorio, Scott. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 302 pages, 10 b/w illus. 5 maps. Editor(s): DeGregorio, Scott. A key introductory guide for students to Bede's cultural world, his writings, and his reputation in later times. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 16. Weight: 482.
As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular-political contexts of his day, the foundations of the Latin learning he inherited and sought to perpetuate, the ecclesiastical and monastic setting of early Northumbria, and the foundation of his home institution, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The ... Read more
As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular-political contexts of his day, the foundations of the Latin learning he inherited and sought to perpetuate, the ecclesiastical and monastic setting of early Northumbria, and the foundation of his home institution, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521730730
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V9780521730730
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About S (Ed) Degrgorio
Scott DeGregorio is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He has published extensively on Bede as a biblical exegete and church reformer. His books include, as editor, Innovation and Tradition in the Writings of the Venerable Bede, and as translator, Bede: On Ezra and Nehemiah, which won the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists' prize for best ... Read more
Reviews for Cambridge Companions to Literature: The Cambridge Companion to Bede
'For students of Bede, this is a most valuable book.' New Directions '... this text, especially with its excellent further readings and bibliography, should be the first port of call for anyone seeking to engage with Bede or his world.' The Medieval Review 'This Cambridge Companion is a work of genuine and substantial learning, and fully worthy of its subject.' ... Read more