By F. W. Garforth

Description

This valuable supplement to second- and third-year Latin studies offers a comprehensive collection of Bede's writings in a volume that provides a vivid portrait of this giant of medieval scholarship. In addition to the original text and summaries, the book features an introduction, exhaustive notes, and illustrations.

Special Features

• Introduction
  o Early history of Christianity in Britain
  o Britain in the time of Bede
  o Bede’s life and character
  o Bede as historian
  o Style and literary qualities
  o Table of principal dates
  o Suggestions for reading and reference
  
• Latin text of thirty-seven selections from Historia Ecclesiastica
  
• Notes to guide intelligent reading
  
• Ten illustrations of Bede’s world
  
• Select vocabulary of rare / non-classical Latin words

Author Bio

Francis William Garforth, MA, was a member of the University of Hull’s Department of Education. In addition to Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica, Garforth published several works on education and philosophy, including Educative Democracy: John Stuart Mill on Education in Society (University of Hull publications).