盎格鲁 撒克逊族 英格兰历史起源 The Anglo Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England 英文原版 Marc Morris

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 528 pages

Publisher:Cornerstone

Imprint:Penguin (Cornerstone)

ISBN:9781529156980

Published:2 Jun 2022

Weight:392g

Dimensions:129 x 197 x 43 (mm)

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书籍简介

星期日时报畅销书

“深入了解我们国家历史上黑暗的时期之一......辉煌”丹·琼斯，星期日泰晤士报

“文笔优美、易懂且深入研究” JAMES O'BRIEN

“杰作” DAN SNOW

“以博学和机智照亮了英格兰古怪而美妙的早期历史”伊恩·希斯洛普

一千六百年前，不列颠离开罗马帝国，迅速走向灭亡。大城市和豪华别墅被遗弃和崩溃，人们社会陷入混乱。来自大洋彼岸的外国入侵者进入了这个暴力和不稳定的世界，并确立了自己的新主人。

盎格鲁撒克逊人追溯了这些人在接下来的六个世纪中的动荡历史。它解释了他们早期的统治者如何为荣耀和霸权而无情地相互争斗，然后几乎被维京人的猛攻摧毁。它探讨了他们如何为Christianity抛弃旧神，建立数百座教堂并创造出令人眼花缭乱的复杂艺术作品。它描绘了城镇和贸易的复兴，以及熟悉的郡、行政区和主教区景观的起源。

这是一个关于奥法国王、阿尔弗雷德大帝和忏悔者爱德华等知名人物的故事，但也有许多鲜为人知的人物——雄心勃勃的女王、革命圣徒、不宽容的僧侣和贪婪的贵族。通过他们非凡的职业生涯，我们看到了一个新社会、一种新文化和一个统一的国家是如何形成的。

借助大量原始证据——编年史、信件、考古学和人工制品——知名历史学家马克·莫里斯阐明了一段模糊不清的历史，将真相与传说区分开来，并讲述了英格兰的基础如何建立的非凡故事被铺设。

'丰富的古代奇迹宝库' IAN MORTIMER

“进入盎格鲁-撒克逊英国世界的迷人旅程”《泰晤士报》，夏季读物

“一本急需的书 - 易读......这是一个扣人心弦的故事，讲述得非常漂亮”——伯纳德·康威尔，《z后的王国》的作者

“这是经常的叙事历史......令人愉悦的大金条”观众

“关于七个世纪深刻政治变革的生动、清晰的故事......非常清晰和令人回味” THOMAS PENN

“对这个重要时期的全面且易于理解的描述”金融时报

“莫里斯沉着地引导读者......圆润而细致”文学评论

“[A] 对这个动荡时期的引人入胜的叙述”新政治家

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A deep dive into one of the murkiest periods of our national history ... Splendid' DAN JONES, Sunday Times

'Beautifully written, incredibly accessible and deeply researched' JAMES O'BRIEN

'An absolute masterpiece' DAN SNOW

'Illuminates England's weird and wonderful early history with erudition and wit' IAN HISLOP

Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters.

The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the Vikings. It explores how they abandoned their old gods , established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics.

It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerantand grasping nobles. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being.

Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.

'A rich trove of ancient wonders' IAN MORTIMER

'A fascinating journey into the world of Anglo-Saxon Britain' THE TIMES, Best Books to Read for Summer

'A much-needed book - accessible, eminently readable ... It's a gripping story, beautifully told' BERNARD CORNWELL, author of The Last Kingdom

'This is top-notch narrative history ... A big gold bar of delight' SPECTATOR

'A vivid, sharply drawn story of seven centuries of profound political change ... Superbly clear and evocative' THOMAS PENN

'A thorough and accessible account of this important period' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Morris guides the reader with aplomb ... Rounded and nuanced' LITERARY REVIEW

'[A] compelling narrative of this turbulent time' NEW STATESMAN

作者简介

马克·莫里斯博士是专门研究中世纪的历史学家。 他曾在伦敦大学和牛津大学学习并任教，是英国皇家历史学会的会员。 他的其他著作包括畅销的Norman Conquest，以及广受赞誉的约翰国王和爱德华一世(伟大而可怕的国王)传记。 他还推出了电视剧《Castle》，并撰写了相关书籍。 他定期为广播和电视上的其他历史节目撰稿，并为许多期刊和杂志撰稿。 

Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.