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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Blacker, Jean, 1952-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 1994.
Édition:First edition.
Sujets:
To 1500
Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern > History and criticism.
Narrative poetry, French > History and criticism.
French poetry > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Normans > Great Britain > Historiography.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Prose latine médiévale et moderne > Histoire et critique.
Poésie narrative française > Histoire et critique.
Poésie française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique.
Normands (Français) > Grande-Bretagne > Historiographie.
Narration.
Rhétorique médiévale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
French poetry.
Historiography.
Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern.
Narrative poetry, French.
Normans > Historiography.
Chronik
Chronistik
Kronieken (geschiedenis)
Frans.
Middeleeuws Latijn.
Historiciteit.
Normandiërs.
Great Britain > History > Norman period, 1066-1154 > Historiography.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1066-1154 (Période normande) > Historiographie.
Great Britain.
Anglonormannen.
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. The Task and Role of the Historian
  • William of Malmesbury
  • Orderic Vitalis
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Gaimar
  • Wace
  • Benoit de Sainte-Maure
  • 2. Modes of Characterization: Images of the Kings
  • William of Malmesbury
  • Orderic Vitalis
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Gaimar
  • Wace
  • Benoit de Sainte-Maure
  • 3. Patronage and Social Function: Users and Uses of History
  • William of Malmesbury
  • Orderic Vitalis
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Gaimar
  • Wace
  • Benoit de Sainte-Maure
  • Conclusion.

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