Description
| Product ID: | 9781316631874 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature |
| Title: | The Linguistic Past in Twelfth-Century Britain |
| Authors: | Author: Sara Harris |
| Page Count: | 293 |
| Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This study discusses how depictions of etymology and ancient documents were employed by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain's past. A series of detailed case studies demonstrate how the vernacular hence became an important site for the construction of dynastic, institutional and ethnic identities. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-11 |