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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
TIMOTHY S. JONES Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, USA and the University of St. Thomas, USA.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 221 ● ISBN 9780230114685 ● File size 1.6 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4991199 ● Copy protection Social DRM