Writing to the king: nation, kingship and literature in england, 1250–1350
Auteur :
Matthews, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107412545
Date de publication :
3 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
330 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this book David Matthews explores political critique - in Anglo-Latin, Anglo-Norman, and Middle English - in the century before Chaucer, highlighting its frequent direction to the king. He shows that the monarch was clearly not intended to be the direct recipient; instead, the rhetoric was used to make political comment more effective.