Ecclesiastical History of the English People: With Bede's Letter to Egbert and C

Description: Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede, Leo Sherley-Price, R.E. Latham, D.H. Farmer Written in AD 731, Bedes work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britains geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. This title offers an English translation of a historical document. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Written in AD 731, Bedes work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britains geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Prices translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document. This edition now includes Bedes Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early Anglo-Saxon England, at the heart of which lay Bedes denunciation of the false monasteries; and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. H. Farmer. Notes A series of books in the Penguin Classics relaunch. Each edition contains a detailed introduction, a glossary and suggestions for further reading. Sales of the existing editions reached 10,000 copies per book. Author Biography Bede was born in 673. He became a monk at an early age and lived most of his life at Jarrow. Scholar, teacher and writer, he wrote biblical and other works. He has been described as the Father of English History. Bede died in 735. Leo Sherley-Price is a Rural Dean and parish priest at Devon. He has translated a number of other historical and theological texts. D. H. Farmer is author and editor of several books on ecclesiastical and monastic history. Table of Contents Book one: the situation of Britain and Ireland - their earliest inhabitants; on Gaius Julius Caesar, the first Roman to reach Britain; Claudius - the second Roman to reach Britain - annexes the Isles of Orkney to the Roman Empire - under his direction Vespasian subdues the Isle of Wight; Lucius - a British king - writes to Pope Eleutherus and asks to be made a Christian; Severus divides Roman Britain from the rest by an earth work; the reign of Diocletian - his persecution of the Christian Church; the martyrdom of Saint Alban and his companions - who shed their life-blood for Christ at this time; the Church in Britain enjoys peace from the end of this persecution until the time of the Arian heresy; during the reign of Gratian - Maximus is created Emperor in Britain and returns to Gaul with a large army; during the reign of Arcadius - the Briton Pelagius presumptuously belittles the grace of God; during the reign of Honorius - Gratian and Constantine set up as despots in Britain - the former is killed shortly afterwards in Britain - the latter in Gaul; the Britons - harassed by the Irish and Picts - seek help from the Romans - who come and build a second wall across the island - notwithstanding, these enemies again break in and reduce the Britons to worse straits; during the reign of Theodosius the Younger - Palladius is sent to the Christians among the Irish - the Britons make an unsuccessful appeal to the Consul Aetius; the Britons made desperate by famine drive the Barbarians out of their land - there soon follows an abundance of corn - luxury - plague - and doom on the nation. (Part contents) Details ISBN014044565X Author D.H. Farmer Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 014044565X ISBN-13 9780140445657 Media Book DEWEY 274.2 Subtitle With Bedes Letter to Egbert and Cuthberts Letter on the Death of Bede Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Latin Edition 1st Short Title ECCLESIASTICAL HIST OF THE ENG Tag pengblackclassics Edition Description Revised Format Paperback Edited by D. Farmer Imprint Penguin Classics Series Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140445657 UK Release Date 1990-09-27 Translator Leo Sherley-Price Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1990 Publication Date 1990-09-27 Alternative 9780141909790 Audience General NZ Release Date 1990-10-22 AU Release Date 1990-10-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1083557;

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