Alcuin
Subtitle: His Life and Legacy
Publisher: Clarke Company, Limited, James
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780227173466
Subjects: Alcuin, 735-804; Christian life; Prayers
Description: Scholar, ecclesiastic, teacher and poet of the eighth century, Alcuin was a person of deep Christian faith, tenacious in his loyalty to orthodox Catholic theology. He had a seminal influence upon his own generation and those that came after him. This book examines his life and career on the continent; it also considers his legacy as a churchman and a leading political figure.