Macbeth - Couverture souple

Watson, Fiona

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857381601 ISBN 13 : 9780857381606

Editeur : Quercus, 2011

Synopsis

Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition realised by bloody violence. Fiona Watson has uncovered, buried beneath the layers of myth, a history that is entirely different from, but just as extraordinary as, that recounted by Shakespeare. As ruler of Alba (Scotland) Macbeth sat on one of the longest-established thrones in Western Europe. It is true that he killed Duncan, the previous king, but this was the normal, if brutal, method of regime change in Dark Age Scotland.

The reality is that Macbeth quickly established himself as an effective and popular ruler. As a Celtic warrior-king, he was responsible for the maintenance of his people's dominance of northern Britain. A friend to the Church and valiant protector of his people, the real Macbeth epitomised the contemporary model of vigorous medieval kingship. His fascinating story, long overdue in the telling, is done full justice in Fiona Watson's authoritative and compelling narrative.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fiona Watson is a Senior Lecturer in Scottish History and Director of the Centre for Environmental History and Policy at the University of Stirling. She is the author of Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland, 1296-1305 and presents History File on BBC Radio Scotland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quercus
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857381601
• ISBN 13: 9780857381606
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 350
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; Brellenham House, Lancaster Place; London; WC2E 7EN; Royaume-Uni