Stephanus Eddius (Libros)

Stephanus Eddius Libros

Esteban de Ripon fue el autor del texto hagiográfico del siglo VIII Vita Sancti Wilfrithi. Sus escritos se centran principalmente en las vidas de los santos, y su obra principal detalla la vida de Wilfrido de York. La prosa de Esteban es valorada por su contribución a la comprensión del contexto religioso e histórico de la Alta Edad Media. Su legado literario reside en su meticuloso registro de las vidas de figuras religiosas significativas.

Lives of the saints

208 páginas
8 horas de lectura

4,1(30)Añadir reseña

This volume contains "The Voyage of St Brendan", Bede's "Life of Cuthbert", and Eddius's Life of Wilfred. They are all set in the sixth and seventh centuries - a period which witnessed the clash between Roman episcopal orthodoxy and the democratic monasticism that was spreading over Ireland and Northern England. Brendan's whimsical travelogue shows us Celtic monasticism before it was challenged; Bede describes its canalization into missionary activity by Cuthbert at Lindisfarne; and Eddius tells of Wilfred's enforcement of decisions made by the Synod of Whitby. The individual character of each of these three classics of the early church is clearly preserved in J.F. Webb's translation. -----from the back cover.