Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England

Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780199679782
ISBN-13 : 0199679789
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Book Synopsis Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England by : Michael Johnston

Download or read book Romance and the Gentry in Late Medieval England written by Michael Johnston and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: showing that contrary to the commonly held view that romances are representative of the "popular culture" of their day, in fact such texts appealed primarily to the gentry, England's elite landowners who lacked titles of nobility.


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