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Outlawry in medieval literature / Timothy S. Jones.
Van Pelt Library PR275.O78 J65 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Timothy S.
- Series:
- New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- The new Middle Ages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Outlaws in literature.
- Law in literature.
- Law and literature--England--History--To 1500.
- Law and literature.
- Literature and society--England--History--To 1500.
- Literature and society.
- Outlawry.
- History.
- England.
- Outlawry--History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Summary:
- "Drawing on new historicist principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in England between the 11th and 16th centuries. Jones theorizes the figure of the outlaw in Medieval England and uncovers the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry"--Provided by publisher.
- "Given its limited resources to identify and apprehend suspected criminals, the medieval English legal system depended on the practice of outlawry to enforce participation in the courts. Outlawry in Medieval Literature analyzes the narrative of outlawry defined by legal authority and practice, identifying the assumptions upon which it depends and examining the ways in which a variety of texts dialogically contest this narrative. In particular, this book explores the outlaw story as a literature of borders, engaging with social, political, religious, ethnic and legal conflicts and the identities that they create"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Law and the Narrative of Outlawry * The Literature of Borders * Reading and Representing Transgression * The Exegesis of Outlawry in the Story of David * Outlawry and Romance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781403976161
- 1403976163
- OCLC:
- 156831949
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