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Reimagining history in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles /
The medieval Anglo-Norman prose chronicles are fascinating hybrids of history, legends and romance. Their prime subject is the history of England, but they also shed much light on other networks of influence, such as those between families and religious houses. This book studies the essential charac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge :
York Medieval Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | JSTOR EBA.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The medieval Anglo-Norman prose chronicles are fascinating hybrids of history, legends and romance. Their prime subject is the history of England, but they also shed much light on other networks of influence, such as those between families and religious houses. This book studies the essential characteristics of the genre for the first time, situating Anglo-Norman prose chronicles within the multilingual cultures of late medieval England. It considers the chronicles' treatment of the ""legendary history of Britain"", legends about English heroes, accounts of the Norman Conquest, and histories o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782040828 178204082X 190315345X 9781903153451 9781299199989 1299199984 9781843837800 1843837803 9781782041214 1782041214 |