
Romancing the Past
The Rise of Vernacular Prose Historiography in Thirteenth-Century France
Gabrielle M. Spiegel(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. February 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-0-520-08935-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 frontisp.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-08935-8 (9780520089358)
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Gabrielle M. Spiegel
Romancing the Past
The Rise of Vernacular Prose Historiography in Thirteenth-Century France
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04/2023
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Naval Institute Press
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Person
Gabrielle M. Spiegel is Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of The Chronicle Tradition of Saint-Denis (1978).