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Author Jones, Timothy S

Title Outlawry in medieval literature / Timothy S. Jones
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages)
Series The new Middle Ages
New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Contents Law and the narrative of outlawry -- The literature of borders -- Reading and representing transgression -- The exegesis of outlawry in the Story of David -- Outlawry and romance
Summary "Drawing on new historicist principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in England between the 11th and 16th centuries. Jones theorizes the figure of the outlaw in Medieval England and uncovers the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry"--Provided by publisher
"Given its limited resources to identify and apprehend suspected criminals, the medieval English legal system depended on the practice of outlawry to enforce participation in the courts. Outlawry in Medieval Literature analyzes the narrative of outlawry defined by legal authority and practice, identifying the assumptions upon which it depends and examining the ways in which a variety of texts dialogically contest this narrative. In particular, this book explores the outlaw story as a literature of borders, engaging with social, political, religious, ethnic and legal conflicts and the identities that they create"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-216) and index
Notes English
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Subject English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
Outlaws in literature.
Law in literature.
Law and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500
Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500
Outlawry -- History
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature.
English literature -- Middle English
Law and literature
Law in literature
Literature and society
Outlawry
Outlaws in literature
Outlaw -- Motiv -- Mittelenglische Literatur.
Mittelenglische Literatur -- Motiv -- Outlaw.
Literatur.
Mittelenglisch.
Motiv.
Recht.
Outlaw.
England
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230114685
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9781349536832
1349536830
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9781282993358