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The Image of Edward the Black Prince in Georgian and Victorian England: Negotiating the Late Medieval Past: 99 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Barbara Gribling
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Description for The Image of Edward the Black Prince in Georgian and Victorian England: Negotiating the Late Medieval Past: 99 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Hardcover. Studies the manifestations of Edward the Black Prince in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Studies the manifestations of Edward the Black Prince in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, the fourteenth-century hero Edward the Black Prince became an object of cultural fascination and celebration; he and his battles played an important part in a wider reimagining of the British as a martial people, reinforced by an interest in chivalric character and a burgeoning nationalism. Drawing on a wealth of literature, histories, drama, art and material culture, this book explores the uses of Edward'simage in debates about politics, character, war and empire, assessing the contradictory meanings ascribed ... Read more
Studies the manifestations of Edward the Black Prince in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the Georgian and Victorian periods, the fourteenth-century hero Edward the Black Prince became an object of cultural fascination and celebration; he and his battles played an important part in a wider reimagining of the British as a martial people, reinforced by an interest in chivalric character and a burgeoning nationalism. Drawing on a wealth of literature, histories, drama, art and material culture, this book explores the uses of Edward'simage in debates about politics, character, war and empire, assessing the contradictory meanings ascribed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Royal Historical Society Studies in History
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861933426
SKU
V9780861933426
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Ref
99-50
About Barbara Gribling
Barbara Gribling is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of History at Durham University. Barbara Gribling is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of History at Durham University.
Reviews for The Image of Edward the Black Prince in Georgian and Victorian England: Negotiating the Late Medieval Past: 99 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
[A] fine study of an oddly neglected figure and a provocative template for future such work on the reception of historical figures.
SPECULUM
Gribling's work develops a further understanding of what medievalism and national identity meant to royal and popular audiences alike in the long nineteenth century (and beyond). In the end, The Image of the Black Prince ... Read more
SPECULUM
Gribling's work develops a further understanding of what medievalism and national identity meant to royal and popular audiences alike in the long nineteenth century (and beyond). In the end, The Image of the Black Prince ... Read more