Prophecy and public affairs in later medieval England /

In the first general survey of political prophecy in medieval England for almost a hundred years, Lesley Coote examines the nature of political prophecy, its audience and its reception, from its emergence in the twelfth century to the end of the middle ages. Working from original manuscripts, she re...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Coote, Lesley A. (Lesley Ann), 1954-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : York Medieval Press in association with Boydell Press 2000.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt81r1m
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 What is Political Prophecy?; 2 The Second Arthur: The King as hero c. 1135-1307; 3 Expectation and Disappointment 1307-1340; 4 Debate and Crusade 1340-1399; 5 The Imperial Hero 1399-1440; 6 Cadwallader and the Angelic Voice: The Rationalization of Chaos 1450"1485; Postscript; Handlist of Manuscripts; Bibliography; Index.