Writing the Future - Lazamon''s Prophetic History

Klappentext Lazamon's Brut -- a 12th-century verse history of Britain from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the seventh-century Cadwalader -- is the first major work in English after the Norman conquest and also marks the first appearance of the Arthurian legends in English. Despite its historical importance! previous Brut scholarship has tended to focus on the philological and linguistic aspects of the text. Using the work of Mikhail Bakhtin to rethink the relationship between literature and history in the Brut! this book demonstrates Lazamon's use of prophecy as a narrative strategy to unite political and religious ideologies. Also considered is the question of oral culture! the influence of the Welsh on the evolution of British political identity! and the concept of hybridity in Lazamon's vision for Britain's future. Zusammenfassung This text examines the relationship between literature and history in Lazamon's "Brut"! a 12th-century verse history of Britain! while demonstrating Lazamon's use of prophecy as a strategy to unite political and religious ideologies.

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• Authors: WICKHAM CROWLEY KELLEY M, Kelley M Wickham-Crowley, Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2002
• EAN: 9780708317143
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1714-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; History, European History, English, Future, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Writing, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Prophetic, Lazamon's