| Writers of the Reign of Henry II: Twelve Essays 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Kennedy, R. (Editor), Meecham-Jones, S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403966443 ISBN-13: 9781403966445 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2008 Annotation: This collection is the work of scholars on Middle English, Insular French and Medieval Latin writings of the late twelfth century in England and its possessions, when an English-speaking populace was ruled by a French-speaking aristocracy and administered by a Latin-speaking and writing clergy. The political discourses of Henry' s reign are acknowledged, developed and ironised within the first real flowering of so many vernacular genres, romance and history in particular. The energetic and intrepid writers of this period are examined in relation to the development of social institutions and emergent ideas of ' nationhood', as the literature of Henry' s court is shown to act as an echo-chamber within which anxieties about the proper exercise of power in a legal order founded on martial conquest could be reflected and soothed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 942.031 |
| LCCN: 2005054608 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.84" W x 8.75" (1.09 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of work studies the often neglected writers of the second half of the twelfth century in England. At this time three languages competed for recognition and prestige and carved out their own spaces, while an English-speaking populace was ruled by a French-speaking aristocracy and administered by a Latin-speaking and writing clergy. |