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Prophecy and public affairs in later medieval England /

In the first general survey of political prophecy in medieval England for almost a hundred years, Lesley Coote examines the nature of political prophecy, its audience and its reception, from its emergence in the twelfth century to the end of the middle ages. Working from original manuscripts, she re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coote, Lesley A. (Lesley Ann), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : York Medieval Press in association with Boydell Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the first general survey of political prophecy in medieval England for almost a hundred years, Lesley Coote examines the nature of political prophecy, its audience and its reception, from its emergence in the twelfth century to the end of the middle ages. Working from original manuscripts, she reveals prophecy to have been a major language for the discussion of public affairs, enshrining ideas of 'Englishness' and a 'national' community, and introducing a great crusading hero-ruler, a second Arthur, who would lead his people into the Last Days.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 301 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index.
"Handlist of manuscripts": pages 239-280
ISBN:0585496773
9780585496771
9781846151392
1846151392