Bede''s Latin Poetry

Bede's Latin Poetry is the first-ever collected edition of Bede's corpus of Latin verse, based on all surviving manuscript evidence. It includes editions of several hymns and epigrams which have not previously been attributed to Bede, and provides the first edition of an early draft of his metrical 'Life of St Cuthbert'.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Texts


• Versus de die iudicii


• Vita metrica S. Cudbercti


• Liber epigrammatum


• Liber hymnorum


• Appendices

About the author

Michael Lapidge is emeritus Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon from the University of Cambridge. During his career, he also held positions at the Universities of Calgary, Toronto, and Notre Dame. Lapidge has written or edited some fifty books and published some 180 articles, on subjects ranging from Greek cosmology and Classical Latin literature, to medieval palaeography and textual criticism, and especially the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, in both Latin and Old English. In 2009, he was awarded the Sir Israel Gollancz Prize from the British Academy for his work as "a world authority on Anglo-Saxon literature". He is a Corresponding Fellow both of the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Munich) and the Accademia dei Lincei (Rome), and is Vice-President of the International Society for the Study of the Latin Middle Ages.

Summary

Bede's Latin Poetry is the first-ever collected edition of Bede's corpus of Latin verse, based on all surviving manuscript evidence. It includes editions of several hymns and epigrams which have not previously been attributed to Bede, and provides the first edition of an early draft of his metrical 'Life of St Cuthbert'.

Additional text

This volume no doubt allows Bede's poetic work to shine. Lapidge makes Bede's poetry accessible, and he also explains his textual criticism decisions clearly and effectively. Every library would do well to have this thoroughly researched and easily accessible text on its shelves.

Product details

• Authors: Michael (Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxo Lapidge
• Assisted by: Michael Lapidge (Editor), Michael (emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon Lapidge (Editor), Michael Lapidge (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780199242771
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924277-1
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 225 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Oxford Medieval Texts; Oxford Medieval Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets