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de Excidio Britanniae; Or, the Ruin of Britain (Dodo Press) Paperback – January 8, 2010

by Gildas (Author), Hugh Alders Williams (Translator)
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Gildas' principal work, De Excidio Britanniae, is a sermon in three parts condemning the acts of his contemporaries, both secular and religious. The only substantial source for post-Roman British history, it is of great value to the study of this period of history. The first part consists of Gildas' explanation for his work and a brief narrative of Roman Britain from its conquest under the principate to Gildas' time. He describes the doings of the Romans and the Groans of the Britons, in which the Britons make one last request for military aid from the departed Roman military. He excoriates his fellow Britons for their sins, while at the same time lauding heroes such as Aurelius Ambrosius, whom he is the first to describe as a leader of the resistance to the Saxons. He mentions the victory at the Battle of Mons Badonicus, in later texts attributed to King Arthur, though he is unclear as to the identity of the leader. Part two consists of a condemnation of five British kings, Constantine, Aurelius Conanus, Vortiporius, Cuneglas, and Maelgwn. As it is the only contemporary information about them, it is of particular interest to scholars of British history. Part three is a similar attack on the clergy of the time.
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  1. Print length
    136 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dodo Press
  4. Publication date
    January 8, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.32 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1409993469
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1409993469
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dodo Press (January 8, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1409993469
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1409993469
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.32 x 9 inches
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1.0 out of 5 stars Typesetting Errors Throughout
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The sheer frequency of printing errors is staggering: Becla for Beda, thce for thee, periods in the middle of sentences, and the list goes on. I couldn't even identify a pattern because sometimes the printing was correct and sometimes it was wrong -- with the same words! I think the final production was created via either voice-to-text or perhaps pdf-to-word processor. Perhaps the keyboardist was simply drunk. In any event, there obviously was no proofreading whatsoever. The formatting of the text is that bad.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spiega la narrazione del Venerabile Bede molto bene.
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Eccellente spiegazione dell’inghilterra del seicento e primi d settecento.
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