The Revolt of Owain Glyndwr in medieval English chronicles
"Studies the representations of the revolt in English chronicles, from 1400 up to 1580. It focuses on the narrative strategies employed, offers a new reading of the texts as literary constructs, and explores the information they present."--Back cover
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbrigde Suffolk
York Medieval Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Marchant, Alicia, The Revolt of Owain Glyndŵr in Medieval English Chronicles] (2016) (Tracy, Larissa)
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| Series/Journal: | York medieval press
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rebellion von Owain Glyndŵr
/ Historiography
/ History 1400-1580
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Space and time
B Discourse analysis, Narrative B Nationalism (Wales) B Glendower, Owen (approximately 1354-1416) B Henry IV King of England (1367-1413) B Glendower, Owen approximately 1354-1416 B Insurgency Sources History Wales B National characteristics B Wales History 1284-1536 B Wales History 1284-1536 B Narration (Rhetoric) B Historiography (Great Britain) History To 1500 |
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| Summary: | "Studies the representations of the revolt in English chronicles, from 1400 up to 1580. It focuses on the narrative strategies employed, offers a new reading of the texts as literary constructs, and explores the information they present."--Back cover Introduction: Imagining Owain Glyndŵr and the Welsh Rebellion: English Medieval chronicles in context -- Part 1. Narrative strategies and literary traditions -- 'As you shalle heare': the role of the narrator -- 'Eo tempore': Chronological structure and representations of time -- 'Ay in hilles and in mounteynes': spatial structure and representations of space -- Part 2. Imagining the rebellion -- 'With praies and bloudy handes returned again to Wales': imagining individuals in the narratives of the revolt -- 'Barefooted buffoons': imagining the Welsh in the narratives of the revolt -- 'That bareine, vnfertile and depopulate countrey': imagining Wales in the narratives of the revolt -- Conclusions: A multiplicity of voices: readint the narratives of the Welsh revolt |
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| ISBN: | 1903153557 |