The Cambridge Companion to Bede (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521730730)

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 book then considers Bede's writing in detail, treating his educational, exegetical and historical works. Concluding with a detailed assessment of Bede's influence and reception from the time of his death up to the modern age, the Companion enables the reader to view Bede's writings within a wider cultural context.

Author: Scott DeGregorio
ISBN-10: 0521730732
ISBN-13: 9780521730730
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2011