{"product_id":"authenticity-in-medieval-and-early-rebecca-menmuir-9781501521720","title":"Authenticity in Medieval and Early Modern Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be authentic? The term is as pervasive today as it is difficult to define. To be 'authentic' in the Middle Ages or Early Modernity was no less of a complex task, albeit framed in ways different to today's concept of authenticity as an individualistic or capitalistic venture (think 'being true to oneself' or 'brand authenticity'). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume examines a range of medieval and early modern approaches to authenticity in literature, asking how authenticity was defined, privileged, constructed, and contested in the periods covered. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssays trace the shifting status of authenticity across four literary categories which most test the concept of premodern authenticity: forgeries, histories, translations, and continuations. Contributions engage with works across Latin, Greek, English, French, and Irish, and set authenticity in conversation with medieval and modern perspectives on authority, truth, and morality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Menmuir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501521721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501521720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rebecca Menmuir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881071530239,"sku":"9781501521720","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a745069-1974-4b5f-a0ef-9bf029e54a45.jpg?v=1747970584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/authenticity-in-medieval-and-early-rebecca-menmuir-9781501521720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}