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Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Name: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Author: Saint Bede the Venerable

by Saint Bede the Venerable

1475•Documentary•416 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowheavyintricatelinearall consuming questsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA slow-paced, weighty non-fiction book, otherwise balanced. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

An accurate and readable version of Bede's work in modern English where "we realize even more clearly that the past is not dead and done with, but a force to be reckoned with, silently moulding the present and the future." [Introduction].

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalAll consuming questSocial commentary

Subjects

Anglo-SaxonsChurch historyCivilization, Anglo-SaxonEarly works to 1800Ecclesiastical historyEngland and WalesFacsimilesHistory

Details

Author: Saint Bede the Venerable
Published: 1475
Pages: 416
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