Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 01 May 2014

showing that contrary to the commonly held view that romances are representative of the "popular culture" of their day, in fact such texts appealed primarily to the gentry, England's elite

• Publisher : Manchester University Press
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• Release Date : 29 April 2024

Essays in this collection examine the lifestyles and attitudes of the gentry in late-medieval England. Through surveys of the gentry's military background, administrative and political roles, social behavior, and education,

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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• Release Date : 29 April 1986

• Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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• Release Date : 29 April 2024

Although the anonymous pious Middle English romances and Sir Thomas Malory's 'Morte Darthur' have rarely been studied in relation to each other, they in fact share at least two thematic

• Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• File Size : 41,9 Mb
• Release Date : 23 October 2023

Susanna Fein’s long and distinguished scholarly career has helped to redefine how we understand the role of scribes and manuscripts from late medieval England. She has carried out groundbreaking

• Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
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• Release Date : 04 April 2023

A major new study piecing together the intriguing but fragmentary evidence surrounding the lives of minstrels to highlight how these seemingly peripheral figures were keenly involved with all aspects of

• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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• Release Date : 31 December 2023

Anne Schuurman makes the striking argument that medieval literature engenders the spirit of capitalism by defining the sinner as debtor.

• Publisher : Manchester University Press
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• Release Date : 17 October 2019

This collection investigates how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of different kinds of ready information, from the traditional and authoritative to the innovative and newly

• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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• Release Date : 22 June 2017

Identifying for the first time the true nature of maintenance, this study uses primary sources to reach new findings on its lawfulness.

• Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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• Release Date : 29 April 1994

Wide-ranging essays engaging with all aspects of medieval romance, from textual studies to historical sources.