Jacqueline M Burek

Literary Variety and the Writing of History in Britain's Long Twelfth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

A survey of the different literary forms adopted by history writers after the Conquest, exploring why and for what effects they were used.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781914049101
• ISBN-10: 1914049101
• Artikelnr.: 64297239

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline M. Burek

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Discontinuous History in the Long Twelfth Century Part I:
Varietas in Latin 1: Varietas: From Roman Rhetoric to British History 2: 'I
take it that no one will object to some variety': William of Malmesbury's
Gesta regum Anglorum 3: 'Since nothing endures here, pay attention': Henry
of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum 4: 'Continuously and in order': Geoffrey
of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae Part II: Variety in Middle English
5: 'Three texts into one': Läamon's Brut 6: 'Of diuers kynd': Robert
Mannyng's Story of Inglande Conclusions: The Rhetoric of Discontinuity?
Bibliography Index