Fantastic histories: medieval fairy narratives and the limits of wonder
Auteur :
Flood, Victoria
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526195852
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2026
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
356 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Details the political and cultural contexts of the entry of fairies to the historical record in twelfth century England, and the subsequent political uses of fairy narratives in both insular and continental history and romance, revealing the fairy as a contested marker of historicity and fictionality. -- .