Chronicles: The Writing Of History In Medieval England - Couverture rigide

Given-Wilson, Chris

 
9781852853587: Chronicles: The Writing Of History In Medieval England

Synopsis

The priorities of medieval chroniclers and historians were not those of the modern historian, nor was the way that they gathered, arranged and presented evidence. Yet if we understand how approached their task, and their assumption of God's immanence in the world, much that they wrote becomes clear. Many of them were men of high intelligence whose interpretation of events sheds clear light on what happened. Christopher Given-Wilson is the leading authority on medieval English historical writing. He examines how medieval writers such as William of Malmesbury and Adam of Usk treated chronology and geography, politics and warfare, heroes and villains. He also shows how the writing of history changed in the three hundred years between 1250 and 1550.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Given-Wilson is Professor of Late Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews

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9781852855833: Chronicles

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ISBN 10 :  1852855835 ISBN 13 :  9781852855833
Editeur : Hambledon Continuum, 2007
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