The Gentry Context for Malory's Morte Darthur

by Raluca L. Radulescu

This book sets Malory's Morte Darthur in the context of the political concerns that he shared with the fifteenth-century gentry readers for whom he wrote his book; the author draws widely on their correspondence and reading material, but looks particularly at the political content of contemporary miscellanies owned, commissioned and read by the gentry. She shows how the themes of political governance and royal succession, which are of primary importance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859917851
• ISBN13: 9780859917858
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.7"