An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England - Couverture rigide

Blair, Peter Hunter

 
9780521830850: An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521830850 ISBN 13 : 9780521830850
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

'... 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

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521830850
ISBN 13 
9780521830850
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
440
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9780521537773: An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521537770 ISBN 13 :  9780521537773
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010
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