The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition (Canto original series)

H. S. Bennett

ISBN 10: 0521398266 / ISBN 13: 9780521398268

Published by Cambridge University Press August 2008, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition (Canto original series)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press August 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521398266
• ISBN 13: 9780521398268
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: USED Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY British Isles

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Synopsis

The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do fifteenth-century family. H. S. Bennett's classic study recreates beautifully their historical context and offers the additional perspectives provided by the letters of their correspondents: bishops and serving men, prisoners and dukes, priests and ribald companions. Among the intriguing areas of late medieval life which are explored are marriage, women's lives, education, travelling, the law and lawlessness, the clergy and the changing face of the English countryside. This account of the Pastons' England reveals an age of historical transition as it was played out in the daily challenges of individual lives.

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The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do-fifteenth-century family. This classic study recreates beautifully their historical context and offers the additional perspectives provided by the letters of their correspondents.