M. Phil English, Bharathiar
University--Blamiers--Approaches--Unit I
The
Middle Ages
BRITISH CRITICISM IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Summary by Dr. S. Sreekumar
Romans
left Britain at the beginning of the fifth century. Subsequent invasion by the
Angles and Saxons created two centuries of skirmishes, wars and other
uncertainties leaving little chance for any cultural flowering. We have to wait
till the 7th century to see the establishment of order and sanity in
civil life. In this century we see Ireland and England shining as the centres
of Latin culture. A Benedictine Abbey was founded in 674 at Wearmouth and books
were brought from Rome to the monastic library. One of the most celebrated of
English scholars, Bede, spent his time in the
cloisters. He was not only a Biblical scholar but also one very much interested
in history and science.
