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Gentry culture in late-medieval England / edited by Raluca Radulescu and Alison Truelove
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Manchester medieval studies.
- Manchester medieval studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gentry--England--History--To 1500.
- Gentry.
- Nobility--England--History--To 1500.
- Nobility.
- England--Intellectual life--1066-1485.
- England.
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages) : digital file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Essays in this fascinating and important collection examine the lifestyles and attitudes of the gentry in late medieval England. They consider the emergence of the gentry as a group distinct from the nobility, and explore the various available routes to gentility. Through surveys of the gentry's military background, administrative and political roles, social behaviour, and education, the reader is provided with an overview of how the group's culture evolved, and how it was disseminated. Studies of the gentry's literacy, creation and use of literature, cultural networks, religious activities and their experiences of music and the visual arts more directly address the practice and expression of this culture, exploring the extent to which the gentry's activities were different from those of the wider population. Joining the editors in contributing essays to this collection is an impressive array of eminent scholars, all specialists in their respective fields: Christine Carpenter, Peter Fleming, Maurice Keen, Philippa Maddern, Nicholas Orme, TimShaw, Thomas Tolley and Deborah Youngs.As a whole, the book offers a broad view of gentry culture that explores, reassesses, and sometimes even challenges the idea that members of the gentry cultivated their own distinctive cultural identity. It will appeal to students looking for a comprehensive introduction to late medieval gentry culture, as well as to researchers interested in gentry studies more generally.
- Notes:
- MUP 2020 titles.
- Made available via: manchesterhive.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-4826-9
- OCLC:
- 1507893925
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