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Imagining a Medieval English Nation
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Imagining a Medieval English NationImagining a Medieval English Nation

During the late Middle Ages, the increasing expansion of administrative, legal, and military systems by a central government, together with the greater involvement of the commons in national life, brought England closer than ever to political nationhood. Examining a diverse array of texts-ranging from Latin and vernacular historiography to Lollard tracts, Ricardian poetry, and chivalric treatises-this volume reveals the variety of forms "England" assumed when it was imagined in the medieval West.

 
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Tags: England, Ricardian, poetry, chivalric, tracts, Nation, Imagining, English, Medieval