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An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of
violence. The concept of medieval historiography as "usable past"
is here challenged and reassessed. The contributors' shared claim
is that the value of medieval historiographical texts lies not only
in the factual information the texts contain but also in the
methods and styles they use to represent and interpret the past and
make it ideologically productive. Violence is used as the key term
that best demonstrates the making of historical meaning in the
Middle Ages, through the transformation of acts of physical
aggression and destruction into a memorable and usable past. The
twelve chapters assembled here explore a wide range of texts
emanating from throughout the francophone world. They cover a range
of genres (chansons de geste, histories, chronicles, travel
writing, and lyric poetry), and range from the late eleventh to the
fifteenth century. Through examination of topics as varied as
rhetoric, imagery, humor, gender, sexuality, trauma, subversion,
and community formation, each chapter strives to demonstrate how
knowledge of the medieval past can be enhanced by approaching
medieval modes of historical representation and consciousness on
their own terms, and by acknowledging - and resisting - the desire
to subject them to modern conceptions of historical
intelligibility. Noah D. Guynn is Associate Professor of French at
the University of California, Davis; Zrinka Stahuljak is Associate
Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of
California, Los Angeles. Contributors: Noah D. Guynn, Zrinka
Stahuljak, James Andrew Cowell, Jeff Rider,Leah Shopkow, Matthew
Fisher, Karen Sullivan, David Rollo, Deborah McGrady, Rosalind
Brown-Grant, Simon Gaunt
One of the most compelling and provocative books of twelfth-century
England, the Markyate Psalter was probably produced at St. Albans
Abbey between 1120 and 1140. Heralded as a high point of English
Romanesque illumination, the manuscript contains the Chanson de St.
Alexis. Leading scholars of twelfth-century manuscript studies
explore the Psalter, understanding it through new methodologies,
pursuing innovative lines of inquiry. The collection shines fresh
light on a well-known manuscript, and broadens the discourse about
the book and its readers.
"This book is a classic... its style and content remain
invaluable." Entertainment Law Review This is the new edition of a
unique book about intellectual property. It is for those new to the
subject, both law students and others such as business people
needing some idea of the subject. It provides an outline of the
basic legal principles, educating the reader as to the shape of the
law. Critically, it also gives an insight into how the system
actually works. You cannot understand chess by merely learning the
rules - you also have to know how the game is played: so too with
intellectual property. The authors deliberately avoid
technicalities: keeping things simple, yet direct. There are no
footnotes to distract. Although cases are, inevitably, referred to,
they are explained in a pithy, accessible manner. All major areas
of IP - patents, trade marks, copyright and designs - are covered,
along with briefer treatment of other rights and subjects such as
breach of confidence, plant varieties and databases. A novice
reader should come away both with a clear outline of IP law and a
feeling for how it works. Students will be able to put their more
detailed study into perspective. Users will be able to understand
better how IP affects them and their businesses.
"This book is a classic... its style and content remain
invaluable." Entertainment Law Review This is the new edition of a
unique book about intellectual property. It is for those new to the
subject, both law students and others such as business people
needing some idea of the subject. It provides an outline of the
basic legal principles, educating the reader as to the shape of the
law. Critically, it also gives an insight into how the system
actually works. You cannot understand chess by merely learning the
rules - you also have to know how the game is played: so too with
intellectual property. The authors deliberately avoid
technicalities: keeping things simple, yet direct. There are no
footnotes to distract. Although cases are, inevitably, referred to,
they are explained in a pithy, accessible manner. All major areas
of IP - patents, trade marks, copyright and designs - are covered,
along with briefer treatment of other rights and subjects such as
breach of confidence, plant varieties and databases. A novice
reader should come away both with a clear outline of IP law and a
feeling for how it works. Students will be able to put their more
detailed study into perspective. Users will be able to understand
better how IP affects them and their businesses.
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