Narrative and History in the Early Medieval West (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9782503518282)

This collection deliberately brings together work which is chronologically, geographically and generically diverse. Texts studied include traditional narrative historiography, alongside poetry, chronicles, charters, dispute settlements and hagiography. The essays range from Italy and Frankia to Scandinavia and England as they examine texts produced from the seventh to the early twelfth century. In exploring the nature and function of narrative in texts which modern scholars use to study the Middle Ages, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume integrate social, political, intellectual and literary history. Each essay and the volume as a whole illustrate that narrative form offers both new vantage points on the Middle Ages and new opportunities for collaborative study.

Author: Elizabeth M. Tyler
ISBN-10: 2503518281
ISBN-13: 9782503518282
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2006
Pages: 265
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.58w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 54