The Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Greater Chronicle; Bede's Letter to Egbert (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Bede

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192838660 ISBN 13: 9780192838667

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Starting with the invasion of Julius Caesar in the fifth century, Bede recorded the history of the English up to his own day in 731 A.D. A scholarly monk working in the north-east of England, Bede wrote the five books of his history in Latin. 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. His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death. This is the only edition to include all three texts, and they are illuminated further by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes.

About this title

About the Author:

Judith McClure was head of Royal School, Bath, and before that taught Latin and Medieval History at Liverpool and Oxford universities. Her husband, Roger Collins, taught Medieval history at Liverpool.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0192838660
• ISBN 13: 9780192838667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: McClure Judith, Collins Roger