UID:
almafu_9959155615402883
Format:
1 online resource (196 p.)
ISBN:
9781580443524
Series Statement:
Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
Content:
This volume considers the reception in the early modern period of four popular medieval myths of nationhood - the legends of Brutus, Albina, Scota and Arthur - tracing their intertwined literary and historiographical afterlives. The book thus speaks to several connected areas and is timely on a number of fronts: its dialogue with current investigations into early modern historiography and the period's relationship to its past, its engagement with pressing issues in identity and gender studies, and its analysis of the formation of British national origin stories at a time when modern Britain is seriously considering its own future as a nation.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Preface --
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Introduction: Origins of Origins --
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Chapter 1. Brutal Beginnings: Britain and the Reception of Brutus of Troy --
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Chapter 2. Albina and Her Sisters: Female Foundations --
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Chapter 3. Remembering Scotland: The Early Modern Reception of Scota --
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Chapter 4. Arthurian Afterthoughts Princes, Kings, and the Prophetic Past --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110626681
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781580443517
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781580443524
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781580443524
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781580443524
