E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten
Spence Reimagining History in Anglo-Norman Prose Chronicles
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-78204-082-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-78204-082-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
First collective study of the Anglo-Norman prose chronicles, bringing out their essential characteristics, setting them in context, and showing their writers' aims and objectives.
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Introduction
The rhetoric of confidence in the prologues to Anglo-Norman prose chronicles
The legendary history of Britain in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles
Legends of English heroes: Engel, Havelok, Constance
Representations of the Norman Conquest in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles
Family chronicles
Conclusions
Appendix: Two extracts from the Scalacronica: texts and translations