Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts) [Hardcover]

the Venerable Bede (Author), Bertram Colgrave (Editor), R. A. B. Mynors (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0198221738 | ISBN-13: 978-0198221739

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People was completed in 731 and still ranks among the most popular of history books. First published in 1969, Colgrave and Mynors's edition made use for the first time of the mid-eighth-century manuscript now in Leningrad and provided a survey of the extant manuscripts and a new translation; it also brought up to date Plummer's invaluable edition. This revised edition takes into account J.M. Wallace-Hadrill's Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People: A Historical Commentary (Oxford Medieval Texts, 1988), enabling the reader to use the two in conjunction.

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'a historical commentary and indispensable work of reference, fully discussing modern scholarship' Northern History

`This commentary includes and adds to findings of modern scholars.' The Medieval World

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Text: English, Latin

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198221738
• ISBN-13: 978-0198221739
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,066,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars No translator cited, February 12, 2012

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This review is from: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Kindle Edition)

I made the mistake of purchasing this version of the history through Google books. I was writing a research paper and wanted a copy quickly. However, this version does not indicate who the translator of the history is - pretty important, seeing as how it was originally written in Latin. Don't get this if you're working on a paper. Get the Oxford University edition instead, it's available for the Kindle and based on the authoritative Colgrave & Baskerville translation.