Peter Hunter Blair

An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England

Mitarbeit: Keynes, Simon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9780521537773
• ISBN-10: 0521537770
• Artikelnr.: 12203838

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations; Preface to the third edition; Introduction: Changing perceptions of Anglo-Saxon history Simon Keynes; 1. The foundations of England; 2. Britain and the Vikings; 3. The Church; 4. Government; 5. Economy; 6. Letters; Select bibliography; Index.

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List of illustrations
Preface to the third edition
Introduction: Changing perceptions of Anglo-Saxon history Simon Keynes
1. The foundations of England
2. Britain and the Vikings
3. The Church
4. Government
5. Economy
6. Letters
Select bibliography
Index.

Rezensionen

'... 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