An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England - Brossura

Blair, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521537770 ISBN 13: 9780521537773

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

This is a lucid, authoritative and well-balanced account of Anglo-Saxon history. The third edition includes an introduction by Simon Keynes. Between the end of the Roman occupation and the coming of the Normans, England was settled by Germanic races; the kingdom as a political unit was created, heathenism yielded to a vigorous Christian Church, superb works of art were made, and the English language - spoken and written - took its form. These origins of the English heritage are Hunter Blair's subject. The first two chapters survey Anglo-Saxon England: its wars, its invaders, its peoples and its kings. The remaining chapters deal with specific aspects of its culture: its Church, government, economy and literary achievement. Throughout the author uses illustrations and a wide range of sources - documents, archaeological evidence and place names - to illuminate the period as a whole. For this edition, Simon Keynes has prepared a thoroughly updated bibliography.

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'... the passage of time has only made more obvious the book's remarkable qualities ... it remains a heroic achievement.' Teachers of Old English in Britian and Ireland

Descrizione del libro:

This third edition of Peter Hunter Blair's classic account of Anglo-Saxon history includes a new introduction by Simon Keynes. Hunter Blair uses illustrations and a wide range of sources - documents, archaeological evidence and place names - to illuminate the period as a whole. There is also an up-to-date bibliography.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521537770
• ISBN 13: 9780521537773
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 440