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Families of the king : writing identity in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle /

"The annals of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle are fundamental to the study of the language, literature, and culture of the Anglo-Saxon period. Ranging from the ninth to the twelfth century, the Chronicle's five primary manuscripts offer a virtually contemporary history of Anglo-Saxon England, c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sheppard, Alice (Alice Juanita)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2004.
Colección:Toronto Old English series ; 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : reading the Chronicle's past
  • 1. Writing identity in Chronicle history
  • 2. Making Alfred king
  • 3. Proclaiming Alfred's kingship
  • 4. Undoing AEthelred
  • 5. Unmaking AEthelred but making Cnut
  • 6. Writing William's kingship
  • 7. Conclusion : after lives.