Barbour's Bruce and its cultural contexts : politics, chivalry and literature in late medieval Scotland / edited by Steve Boardman and Susan Foran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boardman, Stephen I., editor.

Foran, Susan, editor.

JSTOR (Organization).

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barbour, John, approximately 1320-1395. Bruce.

Barbour, John.

Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329--In literature.

Robert.

Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329.

History.

Scotland--History--War of Independence, 1285-1371--Literature and the war.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : D.S. Brewer, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

John Barbour's Bruce, an account of the deeds of Robert I of Scotland (1306-29) and his companions during the so-called wars of independence between England and Scotland, is an important and complicated text. Composed c.1375 during the reign of Robert's grandson, Robert II, the first Stewart king of Scotland (1371-90), the poem represents the earliest surviving complete literary work of any length produced in "Inglis" in late medieval Scotland, andis usually regarded as the starting point for any worthwhile discussion of the language and literature of Early Scots. It has also been used as an essential "historical" source for the career and character of that iconic monarch Robert I. But its narrative defies easy categorisation, and has been variously interpreted as a romance, a verse history, an epic or a chivalric biography. This collection re-assesses the form and purpose of Barbour's great poem. It considers the poem from a variety of perspectives, re-examining the literary, historical, cultural and intellectual contexts in which it was produced, and offering important new insights. Steve Boardman is a Reader in History at the University of Edinburgh. Susan Foran, currently an independent scholar, researches chivalry, war and the idea of nation in late medieval historical writing. Contributors: Steve Boardman, Dauvit Broun, Michael Brown, Susan Foran, Chris Given-Wilson, Theo van Heijnsbergen, Rhiannon Purdie, Biörn Tjällén, Diana B. Tyson, Emily Wingfield.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2015).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781782045328

1782045325

Publisher Number:

99964034130

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.