Wales and the Medieval Colonial Imagination
The Matters of Britain in the Twelfth Century
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, History, British
| Author: | M. Faletra | ISBN: | 9781137391032 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Faletra |
| ISBN: | 9781137391032 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
