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The faces of time : portrayal of the past in Old French and Latin historical narrative of the Anglo-Norman regnum /
The Twelfth Century witnessed the sudden appearance and virtual disappearance of an important literary genre - the Old French verse chronicle. These poetic histories of the British kings, which today are treated as fiction, were written contemporaneously with Latin prose narratives, which are regard...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin, TX :
University of Texas Press,
1994.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Twelfth Century witnessed the sudden appearance and virtual disappearance of an important literary genre - the Old French verse chronicle. These poetic histories of the British kings, which today are treated as fiction, were written contemporaneously with Latin prose narratives, which are regarded as historical accounts. In this pathfinding study, however, Jean Blacker asserts that twelfth-century authors and readers viewed both genres as factual history. This exploration reveals remarkable similarity among the texts, including their idealization of historical and even legendary figures, such as King Arthur. It opens fruitful lines of inquiry into the role these writers played in the creation of the Anglo-Norman regnum and suggests that the Old French verse chronicles filled political, psychic, and aesthetic needs unaddressed by Latin historical writing of the period. |
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| Notas: | Based on the author's thesis, University of California at Berkeley. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 263 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780292769564 0292769563 |