The Cambridge companion to Bede /
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 t...
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Cambridge ; New York :
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2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface Scott DeGregorio; Chronological table; Part I. Bede's Life and Context: 1. Bede's life in context Michelle Brown; 2. Secular and political contexts James Campbell; 3. The world of Latin learning Rosalind Love; 4. Church and monastery in Bede's Northumbria Sarah Foot; 5. British and Irish contexts Clare Stancliffe; 6. The foundation of Bede's Wearmouth-Jarrow Ian Wood; Part II. Bede's Writings: 7. Bede and education Calvin B. Kendall; 8. Bede and science Faith Wallis; 9. Bede and the Old Testament Scott DeGregorio; 10. Bede and the New Testament Arthur G. Holder; 11. Bede and preaching Lawrence T. Martin; 12. Bede and history Alan Thacker; Part III. Reception and Influence: 13. The cult of Bede David Rollason; 14. Bede and the continent in the Carolingian Age and beyond Joshua Westgard; 15. Bede and later Anglo-Saxon England Sharon Rowley; 16. The Englishness of Bede, from then to now Allen J. Frantzen; Further reading.