Bede and his world revisited: Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Britain Course/Class April 9, 2012

This course is a continuation of Bede and Cultural life in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Britain. It will present a more in-depth study of the world of the the Venerable Bede, the father of English history and one of the most prolific and influential writers of the early Middle Ages. It will concentrate on his varied achievements as a writer, studying his work as an educationist, historian of both official history and daily life, and poet. The course will also examine the important subject of the inter-action between the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic society, and the competing claims to supremacy of each society, The artistic achievement of the golden age of Northumbria (and Britain in general), in the areas of architecture, manuscript illumination, sculpture and music, during the later 7th and early 8th centuries, will also be examined in depth. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/course/bclr for more information or to register.

Official Website: http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/course/bclr