Constructing?England? in the Fourteenth Century : a Postcolonial Interpretation of Middle English Romance.

This work explores how narratives aided in the construction of a national identity in England in the late Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages England was the site of confluent cultures, English, Scandinavian, and Continental, and this work examines how social, cultural and political encounters,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Young, Helen Victoria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Temas:
1100 - 1500
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Literature and history > England.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
English Literature.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Anglais dans la littérature.
Littérature et histoire > Angleterre.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Middle English
Literature and history
National characteristics, English, in literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: English Law and Identity: Anglo-Saxon Precedent and Plantagenet Practice in Athelston; Chapter 2: Guy and Bevis: English Exemplars in the Anglo-Saxon Past; Chapter 3: A Noble History: Trojan Heros and the Fountain of Britian; Chapter 4: Hybrid Identities and Illegitimacy in Of Arthour and Of Merlin; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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