The Historical Collections of Walter of Coventry 2 Volume Set

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-108-05114-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 1116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls

Little is known about Walter of Coventry (fl.1293) beyond the fact that he was alive during the reign of Edward I and that this substantive historical compilation was prepared either by him or under his direction. Published in two volumes as part of the Rolls Series in 1872–3, it covers the kings of Britain from Brutus to Edward I. Although the overwhelming part of the Latin text is drawn directly from the accounts of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Marianus Scotus and Roger of Howden, inter alia, this is no mere transcript. William Stubbs (1825–1901), Bishop of Oxford and perhaps the leading historian of his day, describes the abbreviations, reductions and omissions that reveal the independent judgement of the writer. His preface to Volume 1 fully accounts for Walter's sources, and details what can be surmised about him. Volume 2 includes the annals of the reign of King John.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stubbs, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface; Memoriale fratris Walteri de Coventriam, pars prior, miscellanea historica; Memoriale fratris Walteri de Coventria, pars secunda, annales Angliae. Volume 2: Preface; Memoriale fratris Walteri de Coventria, pars secunda, annales Angliae; Index.