Writing History in the Community of St Cuthbert, C.700-1130: From Bede to Symeon of Durham

by Charles C Rozier

Historical texts of all kinds were written in the community of St Cuthbert c.700-1130, from short annals to extended narrative history, political tracts and works on the lives and miracles of saints.At the same time, scribes in the community worked to copy and procure notable classics of historiography, from Classical Antiquity down to the Norman Conquest of England. But what did these various forms of writing about past events mean to their original...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903153948
• ISBN13: 9781903153949
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: York Medieval Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"