{"product_id":"reimagining-history-in-anglo-norman-prose-john-spence-9781903153451","title":"Reimagining History in Anglo-Norman Prose Chronicles","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst collective study of the Anglo-Norman prose chronicles, bringing out their essential characteristics, setting them in context, and showing their writers' aims and objectives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe medieval Anglo-Norman prose chronicles are fascinating hybrids of history, legends and romance, building on the rich tradition of historical writing circulating in England at the time of their composition, such as Geoffrey ofMonmouth's \u003ci\u003eHistoria\u003c\/i\u003e and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Their prime subject is the history of England, but they also shed much light on other networks of influence, such as those between families and religious houses.\u003cbr\u003e Thisbook studies the essential characteristics of the genre for the first time, situating Anglo-Norman prose chronicles within the multilingual cultures of late medieval England. It considers the chronicles' treatment of the \"legendary history of Britain\", legends about English heroes, accounts of the Norman Conquest, and histories of noble families. In particular, it explores how Anglo-Norman prose chronicles rewrite the past with rhetorical flourish, in order to advance the contemporary political and personal agendas of their authors and patrons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Spence gained his PhD from the University of Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Spence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 190315345X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903153451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e York Medieval Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 9.50w x 0.80d","brand":"John Spence","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088941986047,"sku":"9781903153451","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc62dec3-c334-4c0b-8405-e84230d30e41.jpg?v=1769107408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reimagining-history-in-anglo-norman-prose-john-spence-9781903153451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}