Castleford's Chronicle or the Boke of Brut: Books I to VI - Couverture rigide

 
9780197223079: Castleford's Chronicle or the Boke of Brut: Books I to VI
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0197223079 ISBN 13 : 9780197223079
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Castleford's Chronicle is a long verse chronicle, written in a Northern English dialect, which recounts the traditional history of Britain from its foundation year to 1327. It is one of the earliest compendia in English of the events and legends of British history as then understood, and includes, for example, one of the earliest English language versions of the story of King Lear. Although the great majority of its historical episodes are conventional, the chronicle also offers some surprises, such as a version of the Norman Conquest in which Harold is said to marry William's sister, Elaine. The title Castleford's Chronicle, is conventional: although the name `Thomas Castelford' appears in the sole surviving manuscript, there is no conclusive evidence that a person of this name was the author. The work, which refers to itself at one point as The Book of Brut, has never before been edited in its entirety.

The text survives in a single fifteenth-century manuscript. It has not hitherto been published. Volume 1 contains a short introduction and half of the text; volume 2 contains the remainder of the text. A third volume will be forthcoming at some future date containing a full Introduction, Notes,and Glossary.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Castleford's Chronicle is a long verse chronicle, written in a Northern English dialect, which recounts the traditional history of Britain from its foundation year to 1327. It is one of the earliest compendia in English of the events and legends of British history as then understood, and includes, for example, one of the earliest English language versions of the story of King Lear. Although the great majority of its historical episodes are conventional, the chronicle also offers some surprises, such as a version of the Norman Conquest in which Harold is said to marry William's sister, Elaine. The title Castleford's Chronicle, is conventional: although the name `Thomas Castelford' appears in the sole surviving manuscript, there is no conclusive evidence that a person of this name was the author. The work, which refers to itself at one point as The Book of Brut, has never before been edited in its entirety. The text survives in a single fifteenth-century manuscript. It has not hitherto been published. Volume 1 contains a short introduction and half of the text; volume 2 contains the remainder of the text. A third volume will be forthcoming at some future date containing a full Introduction, Notes,and Glossary.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0197223079
ISBN 13 
9780197223079
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
578
Éditeur
Eckhardt Caroline D.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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