The London Chronicles of the Fifteenth Century: A Revolution in English Writing. With an annotated edition of Bradford, West Yorkshire Archives MS 32D86/42
Mary-Rose McLaren
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Hardcover. Includes manuscripts unknown to Kingsford in his 1913 survey, studies them in relation to each other, and draws together what can be known about their origins, purpose and effect upon their audience. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3H; DN; DSBB; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 762.
The first attempt by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, and its effect on the growth and development of London. The early fifteenth century witnessed the first attempt made by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, in the so-called "London chronicles", which have had a profound effect upon the growth and development of London. The earliest of the extant chronicles represents the first generation of historical writing to be undertaken in English since the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, and reflects an important shift in the movement from ... Read more
The first attempt by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, and its effect on the growth and development of London. The early fifteenth century witnessed the first attempt made by ordinary lay people - merchants, scriveners, craftsmen - to write their own history, in the so-called "London chronicles", which have had a profound effect upon the growth and development of London. The earliest of the extant chronicles represents the first generation of historical writing to be undertaken in English since the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, and reflects an important shift in the movement from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859916462
SKU
V9780859916462
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99-50
Reviews for The London Chronicles of the Fifteenth Century: A Revolution in English Writing. With an annotated edition of Bradford, West Yorkshire Archives MS 32D86/42
[A] highly detailed and technical study. No historian should consult [the London] chronicles in future without McLaren as a guide.
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Mary-Rose McLaren has put all scholars of the period in her debt by a careful and exhaustive analysis of all the extant chronicles, published or otherwise.. This will be the standard guide and interpretation of the London ... Read more
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Mary-Rose McLaren has put all scholars of the period in her debt by a careful and exhaustive analysis of all the extant chronicles, published or otherwise.. This will be the standard guide and interpretation of the London ... Read more