bede's ecclesiastical history of england

By his songs the minds of many were often fired with contempt of the world, and desire of the heavenly life. THERE was in the monastery of this abbess a certain brother, marked in a special manner by the grace of God, for he was wont to make songs of piety and religion, so that whatever was expounded to him out of Scripture, he turned ere long into verse expressive of much sweetness and penitence, in English, which was his native language. That there was in her monastery a brother, on whom a gift of song was bestowed by Heaven. Sacred Texts Christianity England Index Previous Nextīede's Ecclesiastical History of England, ed. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Book IV: XXIV. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Farmer.įor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. This edition includes Bede's Letter to Egbert, denouncing false monasteries and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. Leo Sherley-Price's translation from the Latin brings us an accurate and readable version of Bede's History. Relating the deeds of great men and women but also describing landscape, customs and ordinary lives, this is a rich, vivid portrait of an emerging church and nation by the 'Father of English History'. It begins with Julius Caesar's invasion in the first century BC and goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop government and convert the people to Christianity during these crucial formative years. Written in AD 731, Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is the first account of Anglo-Saxon England ever written, and remains our single most valuable source for this period. from the traditions of our forebears, and from my own personal knowledge' have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain.

Bede's ecclesiastical history of england