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Outlawry in Medieval Literature [PDF ebook]

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Drawing on new historical principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in medieval England in order to theorize the figure of the outlaw and uncover the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry.

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Introduction Law and the Narrative of Outlawry The Literature of Borders Reading and Representing Transgression The Exegesis of Outlawry in the Story of David Outlawry and Romance

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TIMOTHY S. JONES Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, USA and the University of St. Thomas, USA.

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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 221 ● ISBN 9780230114685 ● Taille du fichier 1.6 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2010 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4991199 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale

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