Alcuin: His Life and Legacy

by Douglas Dales

Scholar, ecclesiastic, teacher and poet of the eighth century, Alcuin was a person of deep Christian faith, tenacious in his loyalty to orthodox Catholic theology. He had a seminal influence upon his own generation and those that came after him. Althoughhe remained a Northumbrian Christian at heart, the part of his life about which most is known was spent on the Continent. He never lost contact with his homeland; but his most significant and lasting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227173465
• ISBN13: 9780227173466
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"