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Legends, Tradition and History in Medieval England
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Legends, Tradition and History in Medieval England
Contributors:
By (Author) Antonia Gransden
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Hambledon Continuum
Publication Date:
1st June 2006
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
942.03
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
378
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Weight:
300g
Description
In this collection of essays, Antonia Gransden brings out the virtues of medieval writers and highlights their attitudes and habits of thought. She traces the continuing influence of Bede, the greatest of early medieval English historians, from his death to the 16th century. Bede's clarity and authority were welcomed by generations of monastic historians. At the other end is a humble 14th-century chronicle produced at Lynn with little to add other than a few local references.
