The Linguistic Past In Twelfth-Century Britain

This study discusses how depictions of etymology and ancient documents were employed by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain's past. A series of detailed case studies demonstrate how the vernacular hence became an important site for the construction of dynastic, institutional and ethnic identities.

• | By (Author): Sara (University Of Cambridge) Harris
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 293 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1316631877
• | ISBN-13: 9781316631874