[BOOK][B] Romancing the past: the rise of vernacular prose historiography in thirteenth-century France
GM Spiegel - 1993 - books.google.com
GM Spiegel
1993•books.google.comIn a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel
investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this
particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been
regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced
social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy.
investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this
particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been
regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced
social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy.
In a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy.
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