| The Chronicle of Adam Usk 1377-1421 Contributor(s): Usk, Adam (Author), Given-Wilson, Christopher (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198204833 ISBN-13: 9780198204831 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $289.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1997 Annotation: Adam Usk's chronicle, covering the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, is one of the most personal and idiosyncratic of medieval chronicles. It offers an eyewitness account of the fall of Richard II, the turbulent politics of Rome between 1402 and 1406, and the Glyn Dwr revolt. It is also a record of the remarkable life and career of an author who suffered exile and excommunication before finding peace in his last years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Dewey: 941.038 |
| LCCN: 96020908 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.41 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Adam Usk's chronicle, covering the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, is one of the most personal and idiosyncratic of medieval chronicles. It offers an eyewitness account of the fall of Richard II, the turbulent politics of Rome between 1402 and 1406, and the Glyn Dwr revolt. It is also a record of the remarkable life and career of an author who suffered exile and excommunication before finding peace in his last years. |