Early Modern Britain's Relationship to Its Past : The Historiographical Fortunes of the Legends of Brute, Albina, and Scota /

"This volume considers the reception in the early modern period of three popular medieval myths of nationhood--the legends of Brutus, Albina, and Scota--tracing their intertwined literary and historiographical afterlives. The book is particularly timely in its dialogue with current investigatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Robinson-Self, Phil, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michgian University, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
National characteristics, British, in literature.
National characteristics, British > Historiography.
Mythology, British.
Legends in literature.
Legends > Historiography.
Historiography.
British literature.
British in literature.
Legendes dans la litterature.
Britanniques dans la litterature.
Litterature britannique > Histoire et critique.
Legendes > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Britanniques > Historiographie.
Legendes > Grande-Bretagne > Historiographie.
British literature > History and criticism.
Mythology, British > History > To 1500.
Legends > Political aspects > Great Britain > History.
Historiography > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Historiography > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Legends > Great Britain > Historiography.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > History > To 1066 > Historiography.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Origins of origins
  • Brutal beginnings : Britain and the reception of Brutus of Troy
  • Albina and her sisters : female foundations
  • Remembering Scotland : the early modern reception of Scota
  • Arthurian afterthoughts : princes, kings, and the prophetic past.

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