The recapitulation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

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dc.contributor.authorMacCarron, Máirín
dc.contributor.authorStory, Joanna
dc.contributor.editorKaschke, Sören
dc.contributor.editorvan Hees, Bart
dc.contributor.funderTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland, RI, IRCLA/2022/2234
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-25T15:00:02Z
dc.date.available2026-03-25T15:00:02Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-31
dc.description.abstractBede concluded his Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum with a chapter (HE V.24) that contains four elements: a chronological recapitulation of the main events of the History; a brief self-pen-portrait; his list of writings; a closing prayer.1 This essay is concerned with the recapitulation, which holds an important place in the development of annals as a form of historiographical writing. It is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, historiographical text to order a series of events – briefly explained – in sequence by AD (Anno Domini) dating. Brevity is a key element of Bede’s recapitulation. In stating that he was recapitulating in brief things that had been discussed more extensively, Bede was explicitly observing the patristic principle of recapitulatio as both a literary device and as an exegetical tool. This concept has not previously been associated with Bede’s historiography but helps illuminate both his working methods and his Christ-centred epistemology of chronology and time.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidMacCarron, Máirín§0000-0003-0557-2158
dc.identifier.authororcidStory, Joanna
dc.identifier.authororcidKaschke, Sören
dc.identifier.authororcidvan Hees, Bart
dc.identifier.citationMacCarron, M & Story, J 2025, The recapitulation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History. in S Kaschke & B van Hees (eds), Annals in Carolingian Europe : A Genre in Motion. de Gruyter, pp. 99-122. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111369020-005
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/9783111369020-005
dc.identifier.endpage122
dc.identifier.isbn9783111368016
dc.identifier.isbn9783111369020
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-0557-2158/work/209739308
dc.identifier.startpage99
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18658
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherde Gruyter
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals in Carolingian Europe
dc.rights© 2026, Walter de Gruyter.
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dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectBede
dc.subjectHistoria ecclesiastica gentis anglorum
dc.subject[EnglishDigitalHumanities]
dc.subjectRecapitulation
dc.titleThe recapitulation of Bede's Ecclesiastical Historyen
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