History and community
Norman historical writing in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
by Leah Shopkow
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Norman historians have never been systematically studied, but the tradition of historical writing they created offers valuable insight into the nature of Latin historical writing in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. This book, the first to treat the Norman tradition as a whole, considers not only what the Normans wrote and what methods and models they used, but also how history was used in Normandy and who read it.
Leah Shopkow presents an insightful study of the functions and meanings of history. She makes clear that historical writing is neither simply a source for data on times past nor a form of disinterested literary expression. Medieval histories were complex cultural phenomena. Her study will be of great interest to historiographers and will become a standard work for Normanists and Anglo-Normanists.
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Historiography, Relations, Genealogy, Influence, Historians, Normans, Middle Ages, History, Normandy (france), history, Great britain, relations, foreign countries, France, relations, foreign countries, Civilization, medieval, Normandy (france), history, to 1515, Literature, medieval, history and criticism, Sources, Medieval Civilization, Eleventh centuryPeople
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History and Community: Norman Historical Writing in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
August 1998, Catholic University of America Press
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0813208831 9780813208831
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History and community: Norman historical writing in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
1997, Catholic University of America Press
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0813208823 9780813208824
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-308) and index.
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