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Saracens and the Making of English Identity : the Auchinleck Manuscript.

This book explores the ways in which discourses of religious, racial, and national identity blur and engage each other in the medieval West. Specifically, the book studies depictions of Muslims in England during the 1330s and argues that these depictions, although historically inaccurate, served to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bly Calkin, Siobhain
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Studies in medieval history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores the ways in which discourses of religious, racial, and national identity blur and engage each other in the medieval West. Specifically, the book studies depictions of Muslims in England during the 1330s and argues that these depictions, although historically inaccurate, served to enhance and advance assertions of English national identity at this time. The book examines Saracen characters in a manuscript renowned for the variety of its texts, and discusses hagiographic legends, elaborations of chronicle entries, and popular romances about Charlemagne, Arthur, and various Eng.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (313 pages)
ISBN:9781135471644
1135471649