{"product_id":"narrative-piety-and-polemic-in-alun-williams-9781350415270","title":"Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain: Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book presents an original perspective on the variety and intensity of biblical narrative and rhetoric in the evolution of history writing in León-Castile during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. \u003c\/b\u003eIt focuses on six Hispano-Latin chronicles, two of which make unusually overt and emphatic use of biblical texts. Of particular importance is the part played by the influence of exegesis that became integral to scriptural and liturgical influence, both in and beyond monastic institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlun Williams provides close analysis of the text and comparisons with biblical typology to demonstrate how these historians from the north of Iberia were variously dependent on a growing corpus of patristic and early medieval interpretation to understand and define their world and their sense of place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain\u003c\/i\u003e sees Williams examine this material as part of a comparative exploration of language and religious allusion, showing how the authors used these biblical-liturgical elements to convey historical context, purpose and interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alun Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350415278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350415270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Alun Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174966538495,"sku":"9781350415270","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5063bf05-3f39-49f0-845c-f3753073846f.jpg?v=1771331703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narrative-piety-and-polemic-in-alun-williams-9781350415270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}