Layamon''s Brut and the Anglo-Norman Vision of History

Klappentext Layomon's "Brut" is a twelfth-century historical poem that includes the first account of King Arthur in English. Kenneth Tiller argues that Layamon uses the history of the ancient Britons to inspire the post-Conquest Anglo-Saxons to resist the suppression and marginalization of their language and to take an active role in writing English history. Presenting history in the context of post-colonial translation theory! Tiller argues for a centrol role for the figure of King Arthur in the development of English history and historiography. Zusammenfassung "Lazamon's Brut" is a twelfth-century historical poem that includes the first account of King Arthur in English! as an alternative to Norman accounts of English history. This is the study of the period to put Anglo-Norman and Angevin historiography in the context of colonialist and post-colonialist translation theory.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth J Tiller, Kenneth J. Tiller, TILLER KENNETH J
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2007
• EAN: 9780708319024
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1902-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Vision, History, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Brut, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, HISTORY / Historiography, of, CE period up to c 1500, Historiography, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Norman, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Anglo, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Layamon's