Authorising history : gestures of authorship in fourteenth-century English historiography / / by Nicole Nyffenegger |
Autore | Nyffenegger Nicole |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
Disciplina |
941.0072
942.037 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical poetry, English - History and criticism
Historical poetry, English - Authorship English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4438-6841-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; The four works; Robert Mannyng of Brunne's chronicle; Robert of Gloucester's chronicle; The Northern and the Southern versions of the Cursor Mundi; CHAPTER ONE; The historiographer as mediator; The "unlearned" audience; The written text and aural prelection; Material metaphors for the writing of history; CHAPTER TWO; Time matters: past, present and the authorial persona; Space in time: "land" as epoch marker and motif; Conquerors, kings, and the Virgin Mary; CHAPTER THREE; The power of the book to preserve the truth
Books as the exclusive domain of the literatusLetters of liberation; Robert Mannyng's emphasis on letters of liberation; CHAPTER FOUR; Robert Mannyng's evaluation of his sources; Appropriating the sources' authority; Eluding the control exerted by the authoritative sources; Criticising and challenging the sources; CHAPTER FIVE; Framing the text with the authorial persona; The functions of "here" and "now"; Mannyng's reaction to Wace's gestures of authorship; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459861603321 |
Nyffenegger Nicole | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Authorising history : gestures of authorship in fourteenth-century English historiography / / by Nicole Nyffenegger |
Autore | Nyffenegger Nicole |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
Disciplina |
941.0072
942.037 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical poetry, English - History and criticism
Historical poetry, English - Authorship English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism |
ISBN | 1-4438-6841-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; The four works; Robert Mannyng of Brunne's chronicle; Robert of Gloucester's chronicle; The Northern and the Southern versions of the Cursor Mundi; CHAPTER ONE; The historiographer as mediator; The "unlearned" audience; The written text and aural prelection; Material metaphors for the writing of history; CHAPTER TWO; Time matters: past, present and the authorial persona; Space in time: "land" as epoch marker and motif; Conquerors, kings, and the Virgin Mary; CHAPTER THREE; The power of the book to preserve the truth
Books as the exclusive domain of the literatusLetters of liberation; Robert Mannyng's emphasis on letters of liberation; CHAPTER FOUR; Robert Mannyng's evaluation of his sources; Appropriating the sources' authority; Eluding the control exerted by the authoritative sources; Criticising and challenging the sources; CHAPTER FIVE; Framing the text with the authorial persona; The functions of "here" and "now"; Mannyng's reaction to Wace's gestures of authorship; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Altri titoli varianti | Authorising history : gestures of authorship in 14th-century English historiography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787161203321 |
Nyffenegger Nicole | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Authorising history : gestures of authorship in fourteenth-century English historiography / / by Nicole Nyffenegger |
Autore | Nyffenegger Nicole |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
Disciplina |
941.0072
942.037 |
Soggetto topico |
Historical poetry, English - History and criticism
Historical poetry, English - Authorship English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism |
ISBN | 1-4438-6841-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; The four works; Robert Mannyng of Brunne's chronicle; Robert of Gloucester's chronicle; The Northern and the Southern versions of the Cursor Mundi; CHAPTER ONE; The historiographer as mediator; The "unlearned" audience; The written text and aural prelection; Material metaphors for the writing of history; CHAPTER TWO; Time matters: past, present and the authorial persona; Space in time: "land" as epoch marker and motif; Conquerors, kings, and the Virgin Mary; CHAPTER THREE; The power of the book to preserve the truth
Books as the exclusive domain of the literatusLetters of liberation; Robert Mannyng's emphasis on letters of liberation; CHAPTER FOUR; Robert Mannyng's evaluation of his sources; Appropriating the sources' authority; Eluding the control exerted by the authoritative sources; Criticising and challenging the sources; CHAPTER FIVE; Framing the text with the authorial persona; The functions of "here" and "now"; Mannyng's reaction to Wace's gestures of authorship; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Altri titoli varianti | Authorising history : gestures of authorship in 14th-century English historiography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816294603321 |
Nyffenegger Nicole | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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