Barbour's Bruce - A! Fredome Is a Noble Thing!

Barbour's Bruce underpins contemporary understanding of Robert Bruce and his achievements, and sets up paradigms of medieval Scottish heroism and chivalry

List of contents

Volume I
General Introduction
Synopsis of the Narrative
Textual Notes
Commentary
Appendix I: Lines from Wyntoun's Cronykil
Appendix II: The 'Edinburgh' Rubrics
Appendix III: Conversion Factors
Glossary
Persons and Places in the text

Volume II
Textual and Editorial Introduction
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book IX
Book X

Volume III
Book XI
Book XII
Book XIII
Book XIV
Book XV
Book XVI
Book XVII
Book XVIII
Book XIX
Book XX

About the author

John Barbour (c. 1330-1395) concluded his career as archdeacon of Aberdeen. He was associated with the royal Stewart affinity, and his works seek to establish both Bruce and Stewart rights to the throne. The Bruce is the earliest surviving text in Scots: it narrates the feats of Robert Bruce and James Douglas during the First War of Independence.

Product details

• Authors: John Barbour
• Assisted by: Matthew P McDiarmid (Editor), Matthew P. McDiarmid (Editor), James A C Stevenson (Editor), James A. C. Stevenson (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2023
• EAN: 9781897976494
• ISBN: 978-1-897976-49-4
• No. of pages: 762
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 41 mm
• Weight: 1021 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries