The Buik of the Croniclis of Scotland; Or, a Metrical Version of the History of Hector Boece

by Hector Boece

Book Overview

Hector Boece (c.1465-1536) was a Scottish humanist historian, educated in Dundee and Paris, where he became a friend of Erasmus. His Latin Scotorum historia, covering the period from 330 BCE until 1437, was published in 1527, and rapidly translated into French and Scots. It was continued by several authors, indicating that it was accepted as a definitive account of the formation of Scottish national identity, though, inevitably, many of the earlier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108042651
• ISBN13: 9781108042659
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 734 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"