An English Chronicle, 1377-1461
Author | : C. William Marx |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0851157939 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780851157931 |
Rating | : 4/5 (931 Downloads) |
Download or read book An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 written by C. William Marx and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narrative covers the periods 1377-1437 and 1440-1461, and includes previously unknown English-language accounts of episodes of the reign of Richard II, such as the Peasants' Revolt. Each continuation is the product of a different political climate, and the introduction explores the narrative and rhetorical structures that lie behind them. As a whole, the edition offers particularly valuable insights into the growth of a highly politicised vernacular historical narrative, and the way in which two medieval compilers sought to represent the history of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries."--Jacket.