Bede and Aethelthryth : an introduction to Christian Latin poetics / Stephen J. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Stephen J., 1966- author.

Series:

Medieval European studies ; 18.

Medieval European studies ; XVIII

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.

Bede.

Christian poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, Latin.

Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Bede, the Venerable, Saint).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 335 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This book attempts to reconstruct the horizon of expectation of a highly learned, Latin-speaking nun as she encounters a 50-line poem by the Venerable Bede, the Hymn to Aethelthryth -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Note on orthography

On beauty

Metrical arts

Rhetoric

Sources

St. Aethelthryth in the HE [Historia Ecclesiastica]

Hymn to Aethelthryth (English)

Hymn to Aethelthryth (Latin)

Hymn to Aethelthryth (Edition)

Hymn to Aethelthryth, a-g

Hymn to Aethelthryth, h-r

Hymn to Aethelthryth, s-end.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Selections.

Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Selections. English

ISBN:

9781940425931

194042593X

OCLC:

949986110