Taking as its chronological and geographical limits the period and area of Anglo-Saxon domination, this study provides a guide to the Latin literature that existed alongside the vernacular. It does so through a chronological survey of known works, based on a thorough examination of documents and of modern scholarship. It includes ample illustrative quotations, with accompanying English translations, and the forms associated with individual (although sometimes anonymous) writers, the histories, biographies, letters, poetry, treatises, and some liturgies. An important feature of the book is the very full bibliography, which is keyed to the text discussions.
Author(s): Whitney French Bolton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 1967
Language: English
Pages: XIV+306
PREFACE v
ABBREVIATIONS xiii
INTRODUCTION: BRITISH LATIN BEFORE 597 3
The Roman Occupation 3
The British Church 8
"Epistola Vinisii" 12
Pelagius 13
Fastidius and Faustus 18
Patrick 21
Gildas 27
Columba and Columban 37
"Hisperica famina" 46
CHAPTER ONE: THE SEVENTH CENTURY 49
The Augustinian Mission 49
Theodore of Canterbury 58
Benedict Biscop 62
Wilfrid 66
Aldhelm 68
CHAPTER TWO: BEDE 101
Life 101
Exegetical Works 105
Hagiography 133
Chronology 145
Didactic Works 157
Homilies 166
Verses 167
History 169
Letters 181
Doubtful and Spurious Works 184
CHAPTER THREE: THE AGE OF BEDE 186
Aethilwald 186
"Vita antiquissima sancti Gregorii" 191
"Vita anonyma sancti Cuthberti" 196
Waldhere of London 197
Aelffled of Whi tby 199
Berhtwald of Canterbury 200
Acca of Hexham 202
Ceolfrid of Jarrow 204
"Historia abbatum anonyma" 209
Eddius Stephanus 210
Tatwine of Canterbury 215
Hwaetberht of Jarrow 219
Felix 223
BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
INDEX 295
