| English Identity and Political Culture in the Fourteenth Century Contributor(s): Ruddick, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139047647 ISBN-13: 9781139047647 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 942.037 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This broad-ranging study explores the nature of national sentiment in fourteenth-century England and sets it in its political and constitutional context for the first time. Andrea Ruddick reveals that despite the problematic relationship between nationality and subjecthood in the king of England's domains, a sense of English identity was deeply embedded in the mindset of a significant section of political society. Using previously neglected official records as well as familiar literary sources, the book reassesses the role of the English language in fourteenth-century national sentiment and questions the traditional reliance on the English vernacular as an index of national feeling. Positioning national identity as central to our understanding of late medieval society, culture, religion and politics, the book represents a significant contribution not only to the political history of late medieval England, but also to the growing debate on the nature and origins of states, nations and nationalism in Europe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ruddick, Andrea: - Andrea Ruddick is a Stipendiary Lecturer in Medieval History at Exeter College, Oxford. She has previously worked at the University of Cambridge and the University of York. |