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We will begin with Bede's Hymn to St. Athelthryth (read Book 4, chapters 19 and 20).
Next, we turn to the story of Caedmon in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, book 4.
I invite you to read more of Bede's HE.
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Portrait of Bede by David Hewson
Our aim is a thick reading of Bede: appreciating his prose on grammatical, rhetorical, allusive, and theological levels. How do Bede's stories compare to the one we have seen in Augustine, Boethius, and the saints' lives? |
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Read:
1) Bede's Hymn to Aethelthryth (PDF below)
2) Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book 4. (A servicable translation from the 1720's is here. Lots in the library.)
3) Browse Harris on Book 4 and on Aethelthryth (PDF) |