The creation of Lancastrian kingship : literature, language and politics in late medieval England

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The creation of Lancastrian kingship : literature, language and politics in late medieval England

Title remainder

literature, language and politics in late medieval England

Statement of responsibility

Jenni Nuttall

Creator

• Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, 1975-

Subject

• English language -- Political aspects
• English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
• Politics and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500

Language

eng

Summary

The arguments used to justify the deposition of Richard II in 1399 created new forms of political discussion which developed alongside new expectations of kingship itself and which shaped political action and debate for centuries to come. This interdisciplinary study analyses the political language and literature of the early Lancastrian period, particularly the reigns of Henry IV (1399–1413) and Henry V (1413–1422). Lancastrian authors such as Thomas Hoccleve and the authors of the anonymous works Richard the Redeless, Mum and the Sothsegger and Crowned King made creative use of languages and idioms which were in the process of escaping from the control of their royal masters. In a study that has far-reaching implications for both literary and political history, Jenni Nuttall presents a fresh understanding of how political language functions in the late medieval period.--

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• Cambridge studies in medieval literature, 67

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Provided by publisher

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UkCbUP

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index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

• Cambridge studies in medieval literature
• Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Series volume

67