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Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination: The Matters of Britain in the Twelfth Century (New Middle Ages)
Michael A. Faletra
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Description for Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination: The Matters of Britain in the Twelfth Century (New Middle Ages)
Hardcover. Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137391025
SKU
V9781137391025
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Ref
99-15
About Michael A. Faletra
Michael A. Faletra is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, USA.
Reviews for Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination: The Matters of Britain in the Twelfth Century (New Middle Ages)
“This is a valuable study, particularly due to Faletra’s own synthesis of postcolonial theorists with old-school literary criticism and post-Conquest Insular history. … Faletra has produced a timely, well-written, and thoughtful study. His is not only one of the most recent postcolonial readings of Anglo-Norman literature, it is also one of the more successful. … Wales and the Medieval Colonial ... Read more