Late-medieval prison writing and the politics of autobiography

Late-medieval prison writing and the politics of autobiography / Joanna Summers.

An exploration of autobiographical identity in a group of late medieval 'prison texts'. Despite the seminal nature of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy during the Middle Ages, the legacy of the figure of the writer in prison has not been examined before. The book discusses the inter...

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Main Author: Summers, Joanna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
James > I, > King of Scotland, > 1394-1437. > Kingis quair.
Charles, > d'Orléans, > 1394-1465. > Fortunes stabilnes.
Usk, Thomas, > -1388. > Testament of love.
Kingis quair (James I, King of Scotland)
To 1500
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Political prisoners > Great Britain > Intellectual life.
Prisoners' writings, English > History and criticism.
Prisoners > Great Britain > Intellectual life.
Self in literature.
Autobiography.
autobiography (genre)
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Autobiography
English literature > Middle English
Politics and literature
Prisoners > Intellectual life
Prisoners' writings, English
Self in literature
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Thomas Usk and The Testament of Love; 2. James I of Scotland and The Kingis Quair; 3. Charles d'Orléans and his English Book of Love; 4. The Testimony of William Thorpe and the Trial of Richard Wyche; 5. George Ashby and A Prisoner's Reflections; Epilogue; Appendix; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

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