Creativity, Contradictions and Commemoration in the Reign of Richard II

Name: Creativity, Contradictions and Commemoration in the Reign of Richard II
Brand: Boydell Press
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By Jessica Lutkin

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The reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well as its literary and artistic innovations, all areas explored by Professor Nigel Saul during his distinguished career. The present volume interrogates many familiar literary and narrative sources, including works by Froissart, Gower, Chaucer, Clanvow, and the Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum, along with those less well-known, such as coroner's inquests and gaol delivery proceedings. The reign is also notorious for its larger than life personalities - not least Richard himself. But how was he shaped by other personalities? A prosopographical study of Richard's bishops, a comparison of the literary biographies of his father the Black Prince, and Bertrand du Guesclin, and a reconsideration of Plantagenet family politics, all shed light on this question. Meanwhile, Richard II's tomb reflects his desire to shape a new vision of kingship. Commemoration more broadly was changing in the late fourteenth century, and this volume includes several studies of both individual and communal memorials of various types that illustrate this trend: again, appropriately for an area Professor Saul has made his own. Contributors: Mark Arvanigian, Caroline Barron, Michael Bennett, Jerome Bertram, David Carpenter, Chris Given-Wilson, Jill Havens, Claire Kennan, Hannes Kleineke, John Leland, Joel Rosenthal, Christian Steer, George Stow, Jenny Stratford, Kelcey Wilson-Lee.

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Number of Pages:: 320
Release Date:: 2022-03-11
Publication Date:: 2022-03-11
Publisher:: Boydell Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1783276177
ISBN13:: 9781783276172
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 646 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 2.2 cm

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