The Revolt of Owain Glyndwr in Medieval English Chronicles

UK Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-903153-55-0
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

An examination of the portrayal of one of the most important uprisings in the middle ages in subsequent history writing.

The revolt of Owain Glyndwr (1400-c.1415) was a remarkable event in both English and Welsh contexts, and as such was narrated by a number of chroniclers, including Adam Usk, John Capgrave, Thomas Walsingham and Edward Halle. Theyoffer a range of perspectives on the events, as well as portrayals of the main characters (especially, of course, Glyndwr himself), the communities involved, and Wales.
This book studies the representations of the revolt in English chronicles, from 1400 up to1580. It focuses on the narrative strategies employed, offers a new reading of the texts as literary constructs, and explores the information they present.

Alicia Marchant is a ResearchAssociate in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at the University of Western Australia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marchant, Alicia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Imagining Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh Rebellion: English Medieval Chronicles in Context
'As you shalle heare': the Role of the Narrator
'Eo tempore': Chronological Structure and Representations of Time
'Ay in hilles and in mounteynes': Spatial Structure and Representations of Space
'With praies and bloudy handes returned again to Wales': Imagining Individuals in the Narratives of the Revolt
'Barefooted Buffoons': Imagining the Welsh in the Narratives of the Revolt
'That bareine, vnfertile and depopulate countrey': Imagining Wales in the Narratives of the Revolt
Conclusions: A Multiplicity of Voices: Reading the Narratives of the Welsh Revolt
Bibliography
Appendix: Translations

Über Autor(innen)

Alicia Marchant is a Research Associate in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at the University of Western Australia.