Fictions of Advice : the Literature and Politics of Counsel in Late Medieval England /

Fictions of Advice historicizes the late medieval mirrors (or handbooks) for princes to reveal how the ambiguities and contradictions characteristic of the genre are responses to--as well as attempts to manage--the risks implicit in advising a king. Often thought of as moralizing advice unable to en...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferster, Judith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Colección:The Middle Ages Series
Temas:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Political and social views.
Gower, John, > 1325?-1408 > Political and social views.
Hoccleve, Thomas, > 1370?-1450? > Political and social views.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400.
Gower, John, > 1325?-1408.
Hoccleve, Thomas, > 1370?-1450?
Secretum secretorum.
To 1500
Didactic literature, English (Middle) > History and criticism.
Authors, English > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Political and social views.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Education of princes in literature.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Littérature didactique anglaise (moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains anglais > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Pensée politique et sociale.
Civilisation médiévale dans la littérature.
Princes > Éducation, dans la littérature.
Rois et souverains dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Didactic literature, English (Middle)
Political and social views.
Politics and government > Historiography.
Politics and literature.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1066-1485 > Historiography.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1066-1485 > Historiographie.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Context for Literature: Public Discourse in the Late Middle Ages
  • 3. The Secretum Secretorum and the Governance of Kings
  • 4. The Secretum Secretorum in Ireland
  • 5. Council, Counsel, and the Politics of Advice
  • 6. Chaucer's Tale of Melibee: Advice to the King and Advice to the King's Advisers
  • 7. O Political Gower
  • 8. A Mirror for the Prince of Wales: Hoccleve's Regement of Princes
  • 9. Machiavelli's Prince
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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