Canterbury : a medieval city / edited by Catherine Royer-Hemet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Royer-Hemet, Catherine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canterbury (England)--History.

Canterbury (England).

Canterbury (England)--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between the Celtic tribe of the Iron Age - the Cantiaci - and the twenty-first-century inhabitants of Canterbury, three millenia stand during which the city has been enjoying unparalleled fame, particularly since it became the religious heart of the country in 597 AD. While ambling through the streets of modern Canterbuy, one is able to - if careful enough to do so - get the feel of the medieval city. There must be reasons for that enduring impact of the past and it might be because of the ov...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CANTERBURY; MONKS AMONG BARBARIANS; DUNSTAN; CANTERBURY; THE CITIZENS OF CANTERBURY AND THE CULT OF ST THOMAS BECKET; CANTERBURY; JUST WHY DID THEY GO TO CANTERBURY?; READING HISTORY IN ENAMEL; SAINTLY VIRTUE, CLERICAL VICE; THE EUROPEAN CONNECTION; HENRY EASTRY; THE NARRATIVE REPRESENTATION OF MEDIEVAL CANTERBURY IN C.L. GRACE'S A SHRINE OF MURDERS; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-283-14181-7

1-4438-2608-1

9786613141811

OCLC:

821178887