Romancing the past : the rise of vernacular prose historiography in thirteenth-century France /
In a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been regarded as royalist were act...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1993.
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| Series: | New historicism ;
23. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=21369 |
| Summary: | In a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy. |
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| Item Description: | "A Centennial book"--Page iii |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 422 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-411) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520915565 0520915569 0585231192 9780585231198 0520077105 9780520077102 |