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.
目錄:
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.