Outlawry in Medieval Literature
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, History, European General
| Author: | T. Jones | ISBN: | 9780230114685 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | T. Jones |
| ISBN: | 9780230114685 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Drawing on new historical principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in medieval England in order to theorize the figure of the outlaw and uncover the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry.
Drawing on new historical principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in medieval England in order to theorize the figure of the outlaw and uncover the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry.
