Prophecy and public affairs in later medieval England /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Lesley A. Coote.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Rochester, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
York Medieval Press in association with Boydell Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 301 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
"Handlist of manuscripts": pages 239-280.
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 What is Political Prophecy?; 2 The Second Arthur: The King as hero c. 1135-1307; 3 Expectation and Disappointment 1307-1340; 4 Debate and Crusade 1340-1399; 5 The Imperial Hero 1399-1440; 6 Cadwallader and the Angelic Voice: The Rationalization of Chaos 1450"1485; Postscript; Handlist of Manuscripts; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In the first general survey of political prophecy in medieval England for almost a hundred years, Lesley Coote examines the nature of political prophecy, its audience and its reception, from its emergence in the twelfth century to the end of the middle ages. Working from original manuscripts, she reveals prophecy to have been a major language for the discussion of public affairs, enshrining ideas of 'Englishness' and a 'national' community, and introducing a great crusading hero-ruler, a second Arthur, who would lead his people into the Last Days.
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JSTOR
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22573/ctt1xvj1
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Prophecy and public affairs in later medieval England.
International Standard Book Number
1903153034
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Arthurian romances-- Appreciation-- England.
English literature-- Middle English, 1100-1500-- History and criticism.
Heroes in literature.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Nationalism-- England-- History-- To 1500.
Nationalism in literature.
Politics and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- To 1500.