2003, ISBN: 0521537770

[EAN: 9780521537773], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], XXXV, 383 p.: Ill., Maps. Leichte Randläsuren, einige Seiten weisen leichte Knicke auf, s… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780521537773], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], XXXV, 383 p.: Ill., Maps. Leichte Randläsuren, einige Seiten weisen leichte Knicke auf, sonst ein gutes und sehr sauberes Exemplar, ohne Anstreichungen / Light edge wear, some pages have slight creases, otherwise a good and very clean copy, no markings. - This third edition of Peter Hunter Blair’s classic account of Anglo-Saxon history includes a new introduction written 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. Simon Keynes has also prepared a thoroughly updated bibliography. / CONTENTS List of Illustrations Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction: Changing perceptions of Anglo-Saxon history Simon Keynes CHAPTER I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLAND 1 The last days of Roman Britain 2 The enemies of Roman Britain 3 Traditions about the invasions 4 The evidence of archaeology and place-names 5 Geographical factors 6 The kingdoms of the southern English 7 The northern English 8 Movements towards unity CHAPTER II. BRITAIN AND THE VIKINGS 1 The Scandinavian background 2 The Norse approach to Britain 3 The Danish invasions 4 Consolidation in Wessex 5 The creation of the kingdom of England 6 Æthelred the Unready 7 Danish rule 8 Edward the Confessor and the end of the Anglo- Saxon state CHAPTER III. THE CHURCH 1 St Augustine’s mission 2 Anglo-Saxon heathenism 3 The Celtic mission and the conflict with Rome 4 The Roman triumph 5 The Church in early English society 6 The English mission to the Continent 7 The Church and the Vikings 8 The monastic revival 9 The last century of the Anglo-Saxon Church CHAPTER IV. GOVERNMENT 1 The rule of kings 2 The growth of monarchy 3 King and court 4 The king’s council 5 Local government CHAPTER V. ECONOMY 1 The country 2 The countryside 3 Town and tradeLocal government CHAPTER VI. LETTERS 1 Language 2 Orthography 3 The growth of scholarship 4 Vernacular poetry 5 Alfred and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 6 Learning in the new monasticism Select Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780521537773 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 675, Books<

2006, ISBN: 9780521537773

Cambridge University Press, 2006 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor reading wear. "Used" stamp on bottom edge. Ot… Mehr…

Cambridge University Press, 2006 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor reading wear. "Used" stamp on bottom edge. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xxxv, 384 pp.., Cambridge University Press, 2006, 3<