Romancing the Past: The Rise of Cernacular Prose Historiography in Thirteenth-Century France (The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Romancing the Past: The Rise of Cernacular Prose Historiography in Thirteenth-Century France (The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics) Book

In a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy.Read More

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  • 0520089359
  • 9780520089358
  • G M Spiegel
  • 13 March 1995
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 440
  • Reprint
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