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OverviewIn Their Own Words examines early medieval history-writing through quotation practices in five works, each in some way the first of its kind. Nithard's Historiae de dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici Pii is extraordinary for its quotation of vernacular oaths, the first recorded piece of French. The Gesta Francorum is the first eye-witness account of the First Crusade. Geoffrey of Villehardouin's La Conqute de Constantinople, written by a leader and negotiator of the Fourth Crusade, and Robert de Clari's La Conqute de Constantinople, written by a common soldier in the same crusade, are the first extant French prose histories. Li Fet des Romains, a translation and compilation of all the classical texts about Julius Caesar (including Caesar's own Gallic Wars) that were known in the thirteenth century, is the first work of ancient historiography and the first biography to appear in French. Jeanette Beer's work bridges the divide between the study of vernacular and Latin writing, providing new evidence that the linguistic cultures were not isolated from each other. Her examination of quotation practices in early medieval histories illuminates the relationship between classical and contemporary influences in the formative period of history-writing in the West. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeanette BeerPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781442647541ISBN 10: 144264754 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 07 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsForeword Chapter One – The First Words of French: Nithard’s Historiae de dissensionibus filiorum Ludovici Pii Chapter Two – Whose Words are They? Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum Chapter Three – Villehardouin ‘Who Never to the Best of his Knowledge Spoke an Untrue Word’ La Conquête de Constantinople Chapter Four – Robert de Clari, Povre Chevalier Who ‘Wrote the Straight Truth’: La Conquête de Constantinople Chapter Five – In the Words of the Author: Li Fet des Romains: The Gallic War Chapter Six – In the Words of the Author: Li Fet des Romains: The Civil War Conclusion Afterword Bibliography of Works CitedReviews'Beer's discussion is an intriguing exploration of medieval historiographical practices that continue to be regrettably understudies. Its enthusiastic engagement with both Latin and vernacular sources contribute to the welcome emergence of a robust interest in medieval multilingualism.' -- Elizaveta Strakhov Speculum vol 91:02:2016 'It is a pleasure to read this short, perceptive, and thought-provoking book by a scholar of medieval French... It is a contribution to the interdisciplinary work that we badly need.' -- Susan Reynolds The Brown Book (Lady Margaret Hall - Oxford) 2015 'It is a pleasure to read this short, perceptive, and thought-provoking book by a scholar of medieval French... It is a contribution to the interdisciplinary work that we badly need.' -- Susan Reynolds The Brown Book (Lady Margaret Hall ? Oxford) 2015 Author InformationJeanette Beer is a professor emerita and a senior member of Lady Margaret Hall and St Hilda’s College, at Oxford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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