Writing History For The King
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Writing History For The King
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Author : Charity Urbanski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Writing History For The King written by Charity Urbanski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Writing History For The King
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Author : Charity L. Urbanski
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-15
Writing History For The King written by Charity L. Urbanski and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with History categories.
Writing History for the King is at once a reassessment of the reign of Henry II of England (1133–1189) and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski focuses on two dynastic histories commissioned by Henry: Wace’s Roman de Rou (c. 1160–1174) and Benoît de Sainte-Maure’s Chronique des ducs de Normandie (c. 1174–1189). In both cases, Henry adopted the new genre of vernacular historical writing in Old French verse in an effort to disseminate a royalist version of the past that would help secure a grip on power for himself and his children. Wace was the first to be commissioned, but in 1174 the king abruptly fired him, turning the task over to Benoît de Sainte-Maure. Urbanski examines these histories as part of a single enterprise intended to cement the king’s authority by enhancing the prestige of Henry II’s dynasty. In a close reading of Wace’s Rou, she shows that it presented a less than flattering picture of Henry’s predecessors, in effect challenging his policies and casting a shadow over the legitimacy of his rule. Benoît de Sainte-Maure’s Chronique, in contrast, mounted a staunchly royalist defense of Anglo-Norman kingship. Urbanski reads both works in the context of Henry’s reign, arguing that as part of his drive to curb baronial power he sought a history that would memorialize his dynasty and solidify its claim to England and Normandy.
Writing To The King
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Author : David Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-01
Writing To The King written by David Matthews and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
In the century before Chaucer a new language of political critique emerged. In political verse of the period, composed in Anglo-Latin, Anglo-Norman, and Middle English, poets write as if addressing the king himself, drawing on their sense of the rights granted by Magna Carta. These apparent appeals to the sovereign increase with the development of parliament in the late thirteenth century and the emergence of the common petition, and become prominent, in an increasingly sophisticated literature, during the political crises of the early fourteenth century. However, very little of this writing was truly directed to the king. As David Matthews shows in this book, the form of address was a rhetorical stance revealing much about the position from which writers were composing, the audiences they wished to reach, and their construction of political and national subjects.
Re Writing History In Byzantium
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Author : Panagiotis Manafis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-05-12
Re Writing History In Byzantium written by Panagiotis Manafis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-12 with History categories.
Scholars have recently begun to study collections of Byzantine historical excerpts as autonomous pieces of literature. This book focuses on a series of minor collections that have received little or no scholarly attention, including the Epitome of the Seventh Century, the Excerpta Anonymi (tenth century), the Excerpta Salmasiana (eighth to eleventh centuries), and the Excerpta Planudea (thirteenth century). Three aspects of these texts are analysed in detail: their method of redaction, their literary structure, and their cultural and political function. Combining codicological, literary, and political analyses, this study contributes to a better understanding of the intertwining of knowledge and power, and suggests that these collections of historical excerpts should be seen as a Byzantine way of rewriting history. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429351020, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Galileo Courtier
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Author : Mario Biagioli
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-12-01
Galileo Courtier written by Mario Biagioli and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with Science categories.
Informed by currents in sociology, cultural anthropology, and literary theory, Galileo, Courtier is neither a biography nor a conventional history of science. In the court of the Medicis and the Vatican, Galileo fashioned both his career and his science to the demands of patronage and its complex systems of wealth, power, and prestige. Biagioli argues that Galileo's courtly role was integral to his science—the questions he chose to examine, his methods, even his conclusions. Galileo, Courtier is a fascinating cultural and social history of science highlighting the workings of power, patronage, and credibility in the development of science.
A New History Of Ecclesiastical Writers Containing An Account Of The Authors Of The Several Books Of The Old And New Testament And The Lives And Writings Of The Primitive Fathers To Which Is Added A Compedious History Of The Councils And Many Necessary Tables And Indexes The Third Edition Corrected The Translator S Preface Signed W W I E William Wotton
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Author : Louis Ellies Du Pin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1698
A New History Of Ecclesiastical Writers Containing An Account Of The Authors Of The Several Books Of The Old And New Testament And The Lives And Writings Of The Primitive Fathers To Which Is Added A Compedious History Of The Councils And Many Necessary Tables And Indexes The Third Edition Corrected The Translator S Preface Signed W W I E William Wotton written by Louis Ellies Du Pin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1698 with categories.
A Global History Of Modern Historiography
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Author : Georg G Iggers
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-13
A Global History Of Modern Historiography written by Georg G Iggers and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-13 with History categories.
So far histories of historiography have concentrated almost exclusively on the West. This is the first book to offer a history of modern historiography from a global perspective. Tracing the transformation of historical writings over the past two and half centuries, the book portrays the transformation of historical writings under the effect of professionalization, which served as a model not only for Western but also for much of non-Western historical studies. At the same time it critically examines the reactions in post-modern and post-colonial thought to established conceptions of scientific historiography. A main theme of the book is how historians in the non-Western world not only adopted or adapted Western ideas, but also explored different approaches rooted in their own cultures.
The King S English And How To Write It
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Author : John Bygott
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-12-06
The King S English And How To Write It written by John Bygott and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-06 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Primitive Civilizations Or Outlines Of The History Of Ownership In Archaic Communities
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Author : Edith Jemima Simcox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Primitive Civilizations Or Outlines Of The History Of Ownership In Archaic Communities written by Edith Jemima Simcox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with China categories.
Thomas More
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Author : Peter Berglar
language : en
Publisher: Scepter Publishers
Release Date : 2009
Thomas More written by Peter Berglar and has been published by Scepter Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book explores the conscience and motivation of one of the most admired persons in history: St. Thomas More. Most people know that Thomas More wrote a book called Utopia about a perfect society and got his head chopped off by King Henry VIII. But there was much more to the man. More not only occupied England's most powerful position under the king as Lord Chancellor, but was also a devoted family man, a Renaissance figure of renown throughout Europe, and the author of works of apologetics as well as poetry, fiction and plays. Even while awaiting execution in the Tower of London, his multi-volume "Tower writings" poured out, evidence of his deep faith and life of prayer.