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This book is a ground-breaking study of the cultural and linguistic consequences of the English invasion ofIreland in 1169, first analysing in detail French-language texts produced in Ireland before examining the ways in which the country is portrayed in French literature of the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth centuries. It incorporates the results of original archival research and is characterized by close attention to linguistic details of expression and communication, as well as historical, codicological, and literary contexts.

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Keith Busby's monumental study of Ireland in the context of medieval francophonia is a most welcome addition to the bookshelves of medievalists working on Ireland as well as those focusing on francophone literature and culture . . .Written in an accessible and elegant style, the book constitutes an enormously useful resource, as Busby both provides contextual information for most of the major texts, events, names, and concepts mentioned and presents, in the original language and accompanied with translations, extensive quotations from the sources discussed. . . . The overwhelming thoroughness of the research, incorporation of past research in the form of overviews and references, and bibliographical information to guide further reading makes this extremely learned monograph an accessible tool also for those starting out in the field, and it is certainly to be recommended to students as well as advanced researchers. --Petrovskaia, Natalia, Utrecht University, Speculum 94/4 (October 2019)

"""Keith Busby's monumental study of Ireland in the context of medieval francophonia is a most welcome addition to the bookshelves of medievalists working on Ireland as well as those focusing on francophone literature and culture . . .Written in an accessible and elegant style, the book constitutes an enormously useful resource, as Busby both provides contextual information for most of the major texts, events, names, and concepts mentioned and presents, in the original language and accompanied with translations, extensive quotations from the sources discussed. . . . The overwhelming thoroughness of the research, incorporation of past research in the form of overviews and references, and bibliographical information to guide further reading makes this extremely learned monograph an accessible tool also for those starting out in the field, and it is certainly to be recommended to students as well as advanced researchers."" --Petrovskaia, Natalia, Utrecht University, Speculum 94/4 (October 2019)"

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