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Land and book : literature and land tenure in Anglo-Saxon England /

Land and Book places a variety of texts in a dynamic conversation with the procedures and documents of land tenure, showing how its social practice led to innovation across written genres in both Latin and Old English.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Scott Thompson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Colección:Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Terms of Possession
  • 1 The most Solemn Instrument
  • 2 Storied Land
  • 3 Tenure in Translation
  • 4 The Anglo-Saxon chronicle as Dynastic Landbook
  • 5 Poetic Possession
  • Conclusion: The Question of Limits.