Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England

Given-Wilson, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1852853581 / ISBN 13: 9781852853587

Published by Hambledon & London, London and New York, 2004

About this Item

Blue hardcover with gold-color lettering on spine, xxiii, 292 pp., 8 b/w plates, unclipped illustrated jacket. Presumed book club edition, no price on jacket. Excellent condition. Looks at the ways in which chronicles were used during the middle ages and how the writing of history changed between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England
• Publisher: Hambledon & London, London and New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852853581
• ISBN 13: 9781852853587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The priorities of medieval chroniclers and historians were not those of the modern historian, nor was the way that they gathered, arranged and presented evidence. Yet if we understand how they approached their task, and their assumption of God's immanence in the world, much that they wrote becomes clear. Many of them were men of high intelligence whose interpretation of events sheds clear light on what happened. Christopher Given-Wilson is one of the leading authorities on medieval English historical writing. He examines how medieval writers such as Ranulf Higden and Adam Usk treated chronology and geography, politics and warfare, heroes and villains. He looks at the ways in which chronicles were used during the middle ages, and at how the writing of history changed between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries.

About the Author

Chris Given-Wilson is the editor of The Chronicles of Adam Usk.