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The Anglo-Saxons : Synthesis and Achievement /
The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the conti...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ont., Canada :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
1985.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the continuity of knowledge between the ancient world and the modern world. But as well, it posits a view of that society in its own distinctive terms to show how it developed as a synthesis of radically different cultures. The Bayeux Tapestry is examined for its underlying political motivations; the study of Old Engli |
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| Item Description: | Distributor statement from label mounted on title page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780889205505 |