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Barbour's Bruce and its Cultural Contexts - Politics, Chivalry and Literature in Late Medieval Scotland (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,172
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Barbour's Bruce and its Cultural Contexts - Politics, Chivalry and Literature in Late Medieval Scotland (Hardcover)

Steven Boardman, Susan Foran; Contributions by Bioern Tjallen, Christopher Given-Wilson, Dauvit Broun, Diana Tyson, Emily Wingfield, Michael H. Brown, Rhiannon Purdie, Steven Boardman

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Fresh approaches to one of the most important poems from medieval Scotland. John Barbour's Bruce, an account of the deeds of Robert I of Scotland (1306-29) and his companions during the so-called wars of independence between England and Scotland, is an important and complicated text. Composed c.1375 during the reign of Robert's grandson, Robert II, the first Stewart king of Scotland (1371-90), the poem represents the earliest surviving complete literary work of any length produced in "Inglis" in late medieval Scotland, andis usually regarded as the starting point for any worthwhile discussion of the language and literature of Early Scots. It has also been used as an essential "historical" source for the career and character of that iconic monarch Robert I. But its narrative defies easy categorisation, and has been variously interpreted as a romance, a verse history, an epic or a chivalric biography. This collection re-assesses the form and purpose of Barbour's great poem. It considers the poem from a variety of perspectives, re-examining the literary, historical, cultural and intellectual contexts in which it was produced, and offering important new insights. Steve Boardman is a Reader in History at the University of Edinburgh. Susan Foran, currently an independent scholar, researches chivalry, war and the idea of nation in late medieval historical writing. Contributors: Steve Boardman, Dauvit Broun, Michael Brown, Susan Foran, Chris Given-Wilson, Theo van Heijnsbergen, Rhiannon Purdie, Bioern Tjallen, Diana B. Tyson, Emily Wingfield.

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Imprint: D.S. Brewer
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2015
First published: 2015
Editors: Steven Boardman • Susan Foran
Contributors: Bioern Tjallen • Christopher Given-Wilson • Dauvit Broun • Diana Tyson • Emily Wingfield • Michael H. Brown (Customer) • Rhiannon Purdie • Steven Boardman
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-357-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
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LSN: 1-84384-357-9
Barcode: 9781843843573

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