Vita Edwardi secundi : the life of Edward the Second : re-edited text with new introduction, new historical notes, and revised translation based on that of N. Denholm-Young /

The Vita Edwardi Secundi is the best and most readable of the chronicles for the dramatic reign of Edward II. Its author was close to the political centre and provides extensive, and sometimes abrasive, comment on the king, his favourites, his opponents, and the church. He also records the disastrou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Childs, Wendy R., Denholm-Young, N. (Noël)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Oxford : Clarendon, 2005.
Colección:Oxford medieval texts.
Temas:
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327.
Edward > II, > King of England, > 1284-1327
1307-1327
Great Britain > History > Edward II, 1307-1327 > Early works to 1800.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1307-1327 (Édouard II) > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Great Britain
History
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I: THE MANUSCRIPT; i. Hearne's transcript; ii. The date of West's manuscript; iii. The date of composition of the Vita; iv. Contemporary historical sources of the Vita; v. The authorship of the Vita, and its literary sources; II: THE REIGN OF EDWARD II AND THE VALUE OF THE VITA; i. The reign of Edward II; ii. Recent historiography; iii. The value of the Vita; iv. Chronological content; v. Themes; a. Personalities; b. Kingship, resistance, and treason; III: PREVIOUS EDITIONS; IV: EDITORIAL CONVENTIONS; i. Text; ii. Translation; VITA EDWARDI SECVNDI; SIGLA.
  • Concordanceindex of quotations and allusions; general index; a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y.

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