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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Автор: Spiegel, Gabrielle M.
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1993.
Серія:New historicism ; 23.
Онлайн доступ:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.2711538
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Резюме: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.
Опис примірника:"A Centennial book"--Page iii
Фізичний опис:1 online resource (xiii, 422 pages) : illustrations, map
Бібліографія:Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-411) and index.
ISBN:9780520915565
0520915569
0585231192
9780585231198
0520077105
9780520077102