Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Bøger
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
Spil og hobby
Hjem
Kategorier
Bestsellers
Kommer snart
Nyheder
FAQ
Konto
Kontakt
Kurv
  1. Bog
  2. Vesteuropa
  3. Irland

England's Empty Throne

- Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation, 1399-1422
Af: Paul Strohm Engelsk Paperback

England's Empty Throne

- Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation, 1399-1422
Af: Paul Strohm Engelsk Paperback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. Interrupting a long period of Plantagenet rule, Henry IV and Henry V needed not only to establish physical possession of the English throne but to occupy it symbolically as well. In this boldly revisionary book, Paul Strohm provides a new account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath.

Integrating techniques of literary and historical analysis, he reveals the Lancastrian monarchs as masters of outward display, persuasively "performing" their kingship through a variety of novel ceremonies in a quest for legitimacy. He also describes far-reaching Lancastrian experiments in domination, including the proscription of prophecy; the enlistment of poetry as court propaganda; the extensive use of spies and informers; and, most ambitiously, the redefinition of treason to cover not only overt deeds but words and thoughts as well.

Strohm''s account of the Lancastrian quest for legitimacy and the uses of symbolic power illuminates—indeed, recasts—our understanding of a period of unprecedented political upheaval.

Vis mere
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 316
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. Interrupting a long period of Plantagenet rule, Henry IV and Henry V needed not only to establish physical possession of the English throne but to occupy it symbolically as well. In this boldly revisionary book, Paul Strohm provides a new account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath.

Integrating techniques of literary and historical analysis, he reveals the Lancastrian monarchs as masters of outward display, persuasively "performing" their kingship through a variety of novel ceremonies in a quest for legitimacy. He also describes far-reaching Lancastrian experiments in domination, including the proscription of prophecy; the enlistment of poetry as court propaganda; the extensive use of spies and informers; and, most ambitiously, the redefinition of treason to cover not only overt deeds but words and thoughts as well.

Strohm''s account of the Lancastrian quest for legitimacy and the uses of symbolic power illuminates—indeed, recasts—our understanding of a period of unprecedented political upheaval.

Vis mere
Se mere i:
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 294
ISBN-13: 9780268041212
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0268041210
Kategori: Irland
Udg. Dato: 30 jun 2006
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 241mm
Højde: 160mm
Forlag: University of Notre Dame Press
Oplagsdato: 30 jun 2006
Forfatter(e): Paul Strohm
Forfatter(e) Paul Strohm

Kategori Irland

ISBN-13 9780268041212

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 294

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 241mm

Højde 160mm

Udg. Dato 30 jun 2006

Oplagsdato 30 jun 2006

Forlag University of Notre Dame Press

Kategori sammenhænge