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The Construction of Vernacular History in the Anglo-norman Prose Brut Tradition: The Manuscript Culture of Late Medieval England (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Julia Marvin
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Description for The Construction of Vernacular History in the Anglo-norman Prose Brut Tradition: The Manuscript Culture of Late Medieval England (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Hardcover. First full-length interpretive study of the prose Brut tradition, setting its manuscript context alongside textual analysis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
The prose Brut chronicle was the most popular vernacular work of the late Middle Ages in England, setting a standard for vernacular historical writing well into the age of print, but until recently it has attracted little scholarly attention. This book combines a study of the chronicle's sources, content, and methods of composition, with its manuscript contexts. Using the Anglo-Norman Oldest Version as a touchstone, it investigates the chronicle's social ideals, its representation of women, and its distinctive versions of such elements of British history as the Trojan foundation myth, the ruin of the Britons, the Norman Conquest, and Arthur ... Read more
The prose Brut chronicle was the most popular vernacular work of the late Middle Ages in England, setting a standard for vernacular historical writing well into the age of print, but until recently it has attracted little scholarly attention. This book combines a study of the chronicle's sources, content, and methods of composition, with its manuscript contexts. Using the Anglo-Norman Oldest Version as a touchstone, it investigates the chronicle's social ideals, its representation of women, and its distinctive versions of such elements of British history as the Trojan foundation myth, the ruin of the Britons, the Norman Conquest, and Arthur ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
York, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903153741
SKU
V9781903153741
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99-50
About Julia Marvin
JULIA MARVIN is Associate Professor, Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame
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