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Bede's Historiae
Genre, Rhetoric and the Construction of Anglo-Saxon Church History
Vicky Gunn


This book reappraises the impact of Bede's writings. Focusing on genre and rhetoric, and their respective roles in audience reception and the construction of a narrative of Anglo-Saxon Church history, the author explores Bede's text and audience from the perspectives of both literacy and textual community, using internal evidence from his writings to illuminate bias and monastic politics.

Dr VICKY GUNN is Senior Lecturer, Learning and Teaching Centre, University of Glasgow

 

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Size: 21.6 x 13.8
13 digit ISBN: 9781843834656
Binding: Hardback
First published: 18/Jun/2009
Publication date: 18/Jun/2009
Price: 95.00 USD / 50.00 GBP
Imprint: Boydell Press
Subject: Medieval History

BIC class: DSBB

STATUS: Not yet published
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Contents
   Introduction
1   Understanding Bede's Audience
2   The Historical and Contemporary Context of Northumbrian Hagiography and Historiae Production
3   Bede's Agenda Revisited: Monastic Superiority in the Ecclesiastical History
4   Bede's Approach to the Genre of Historia
5   A Case of Generic Discomfort: Bede's History of the Abbots
6   A Case of Innovation within Generic Boundaries: Bede's Martyrology
7   Bede's Compositional Techniques in the Genre of Ecclesiastical History
8   Conclusion
9   Bibliography

 

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