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Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World
Professor Noah D. Guynn (Ed.)
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Hardback.
An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of violence. The concept of medieval historiography as "usable past" is here challenged and reassessed. The contributors' shared claim is that the value of medieval historiographical texts lies not only in the factual information the texts contain but also in the methods and styles they use to represent and interpret the past and make it ideologically productive. Violence is used as the key term that best demonstrates the making of historical meaning in the Middle Ages, through the transformation of acts of physical aggression and destruction into a memorable and ... Read more
An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of violence. The concept of medieval historiography as "usable past" is here challenged and reassessed. The contributors' shared claim is that the value of medieval historiographical texts lies not only in the factual information the texts contain but also in the methods and styles they use to represent and interpret the past and make it ideologically productive. Violence is used as the key term that best demonstrates the making of historical meaning in the Middle Ages, through the transformation of acts of physical aggression and destruction into a memorable and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843375
SKU
V9781843843375
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About Professor Noah D. Guynn (Ed.)
NOAH D. GUYNN is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis. NOAH D. GUYNN is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis. Rosalind Brown-Grant is Professor of Late Medieval French Literature at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World
A rich and challenging collection, of interest to linguists and historians alike.
MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, April 2015
[This] rich and varied collection...will be a useful resource both for undergraduate teaching and for further research in medieval literature, linguistics, history, and cultural studies.
FRENCH STUDIES
MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, April 2015
[This] rich and varied collection...will be a useful resource both for undergraduate teaching and for further research in medieval literature, linguistics, history, and cultural studies.
FRENCH STUDIES