An Age of Tyrants explores an obscure period in the history of the British Isles often referred to as Sub-Roman Britain. Such a label implies that social and cultural decline followed the end of Roman imperial control. But Christopher Snyder shows that Britain developed unique social, political, and religious institutions during this time. Snyder's innovative approach involves analysis of both the written and archaeological record. Looking at contemporary writers such as Patrick and Gildas, he shows how the cultural and political landscape was changing during this period. By the waning years of the Roman Empire, Britain was earning a special reputation as a "province fertile with tyrants." These tyrants dominate the historical accounts of the fifth and sixth centuries and tell us much about the transition from magisterial to monarchical power in Britain. Combining this with what we know from archaeology, Snyder reveals a society that was a hybrid of indigenous (Celtic), Mediterranean (Roman), and Christian elements that preceded the coming of the Anglo-Saxons. An appendix explores how Arthur and Merlin fit into this picture. Snyder's other important findings include:• The military arrangements of the Britons owed much to both Roman and Celtic inspiration.• The spread of Christianity (and especially monasticism) after 400 was swift and unhindered by paganism.• The economy of Britain was not completely coinless and, indeed, was seemingly vigorous with the revival of trade with Gaul and the Mediterranean.• The growing cultural antagonism between the Britons and the Saxons would have far-reaching consequences.

An Age of Tyrants: Britain and the Britons, A.D. 400–600

History

SNYDER, Christopher A.

Europe

Penn State University Press

An Age of Tyrants explores an obscure period in the history of the British Isles often referred to as Sub-Roman Britain. Such a label implies that social and cultural decline followed the end of Roman imperial control. But Christopher Snyder shows that Britain developed unique social, political, and religious institutions during this time. 
Snyder's innovative approach involves analysis of both the written and archaeological record. Looking at contemporary writers such as Patrick and Gildas, he shows how the cultural and political landscape was changing during this period. By the waning years of the Roman Empire, Britain was earning a special reputation as a "province fertile with tyrants." These tyrants dominate the historical accounts of the fifth and sixth centuries and tell us much about the transition from magisterial to monarchical power in Britain. 
Combining this with what we know from archaeology, Snyder reveals a society that was a hybrid of indigenous (Celtic), Mediterranean (Roman), and Christian elements that preceded the coming of the Anglo-Saxons. An appendix explores how Arthur and Merlin fit into this picture. Snyder's other important findings include:
• The military arrangements of the Britons owed much to both Roman and Celtic inspiration.
• The spread of Christianity (and especially monasticism) after 400 was swift and unhindered by paganism.
• The economy of Britain was not completely coinless and, indeed, was seemingly vigorous with the revival of trade with Gaul and the Mediterranean.
• The growing cultural antagonism between the Britons and the Saxons would have far-reaching consequences.

An Age of Tyrants: Britain and the Britons, A.D. 400–600 (Humanities; 1004)

Americas

This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids. 
<ul> <li>A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. 
</li> <li>Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule. 
</li> <li>Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology. 
</li> <li>Proposes a new theory on the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and the establishment of separate Brittonic kingdoms. 
</li> <li>Discusses revivals of interest in British culture and myth, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.</li> </ul>

The Britons

Wiley/Blackwell

This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.     A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages.  Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule.  Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology.  Proposes a new theory on the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and the establishment of separate Brittonic kingdoms.  Discusses revivals of interest in British culture and myth, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.

The Britons (The Peoples of Europe)

Blackwell Pub.

1st edn. 8vo. Original blue lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xix + 403, illus with b&w plates, photos, drawings and maps in text (no inscriptions).

An age of tyrants: Britain and the Britons, AD 400-600

Sutton Publishing+ltd

Exploring a little-known period in the history of the British Isles, often referred to as Sub-Roman Britain, this book shows that Britain developed unique social, political and religious institutions during this time. The author's approach involves analysis of both the written and archaeological record. Looking at contemporary writers such as Patrick and Gildas, he shows how the cultural and political landscape was changing during this period.

An Age of Tyrants: Briton and the Britons Ad 400--600

Sutton Pub Ltd

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings consistently tops polls as the best-loved literary work of all time. Now medieval scholar and Tolkien expert Christopher Snyder presents the most in-depth exploration yet of Tolkien's source materials for Middle-earth—from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Fueled by the author's passion for all things Tolkien, this richly illustrated book also reveals the surprisingly pervasive influence of Tolkien's timeless fantasies on modern culture.

The Making of Middle-earth: A New Look Inside the World of J. R. R. Tolkien

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Union Square & Co.

This volume is perhaps the most in-depth exploration ever undertaken of Tolkien's world. Accessible but authoritative, and fully illustrated, it is now being reissued with a stunning new cover treatment and updated commentary on new books, films, games, and shows. 
This book, originally published in 2013 and richly illustrated with photographs and artwork , was the first to connect all the threads of influence on Tolkien that infused his creation of Middle-earth—from the languages, poetry, and mythology of medieval Europe and ancient Greece and Rome to the halls of Oxford and the battlefields of World War I. Snyder examines the impact of these works on our modern culture, from 1960s counterculture to fantasy publishing, gaming, music, and beyond. The reissue has a gorgeous, updated cover design with a custom illustration on foil-stamped faux cloth and additional pages of material covering new developments.

The Making of Middle-earth: The Worlds of Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

Reference

Hobbit Virtues

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Pegasus Books

The story of F. Scott Fitzgerald's creation of Jay Gatsby―war hero and Oxford man―at the beginning of the Jazz Age, when the City of Dreaming Spires attracted an astounding array of intellectuals, including the Inklings, W.B. Yeats, and T.S. Eliot.
The poet T.S. Eliot. The polo star Tommy Hitchcock. F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. This diverse group of Americans came to Oxford in the first quarter of the twentieth century―the Jazz Age―when the Rhodes Scholar program had just begun and the Great War had enveloped much of Europe. Scott Fitzgerald created his most memorable character―Jay Gatsby, the Oxford man in the pink suit―shortly after his and Zelda’s visit to Oxford. Fitzgerald’s creation is a cultural reflection of the aspirations of many Americans who came to the University of Oxford seeking beauty, wisdom, and social connections.
Beginning in 1904, when the first American Rhodes Scholars arrived in Oxford, this book chronicles the experiences of Americans in Oxford through the Great War and the years of recovery to 1929, the end of Prohibition and the beginning of the Great Depression. This period is interpreted through the pages of The Great Gatsby, producing a vivid cultural history. It shows just how much Fitzgerald, the quintessential American modernist author, owes a debt to the medieval, the Romantic, and the European historical tradition. Archival material covering the first American Rhodes Scholars who came to Oxford during Trinity Term 1919―when Jay Gatsby claims he studied at Oxford―enables the narrative to illuminate a detailed portrait of what a “historical Gatsby” would have looked like, what he would have experienced at the postwar university, and who he would have encountered around Oxford―an impressive array of artists including Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, Evelyn Waugh, Winston Churchill, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis. 8 Pages of B&amp;W Photographs

Gatsby's Oxford: Scott, Zelda, and the Jazz Age Invasion of Britain: 1904-1929

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