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1038610
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b792980
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Summers, Joanna.
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Late-medieval prison writing and the politics of autobiography /\ Joanna Summers.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Clarendon Press ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004.
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| Series Statement
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Oxford English monographs
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viii, 229 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0191709581
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: 0199271291
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: 9780191709586
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: 9780199271290
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-222) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Thomas Usk and The testament of love -- 2. James I of Scotland and The kingis quair -- 3. Charles d'Orleans and his English book of love -- 4. The Testimony of William Thorpe and the Trial of Richard Wyche.
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5. George Ashby and A prisoner's reflections.
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Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy has long been taken as one of the seminal works of the Middle Ages, yet despite the study of many aspects of the Consolation's influence, the legacy of the figure of the writer in prison has not been explored. A group of late-medieval authors, Thomas Usk, James I of Scotland, Charles d'Orleans, George Ashby, William Thorpe, Richard Wyche, and Sir Thomas Malory, demonstrate the ways in which the imprisoned writer is presented, both within and outside the Boethian tradition. The presentation of an imprisoned autobiographical identity in each of these authors' texts, and the political motives behind such self-presentation are examined in this study, which also questions whether the texts should be considered to from a genre of early autobiographical prison literature.
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Charles,1394-1465., Fortunes stabilnes.
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James, I,1394-1437., Kingis quair.
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Charles,1394-1465., Fortunes stabilnes.
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Jacques, 1er,1394-1437., Kingis quair.
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Usk, Thomas,-1388., Testament of love.
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Usk, Thomas,m. 1388., Testament of love.
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Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus.
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Autobiography.
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English literature-- Middle English, 1100-1500-- History and criticism.
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Political prisoners-- Great Britain-- Intellectual life.
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Politics and literature-- Great Britain-- History-- To 1500.
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Prisoners' writings, English-- History and criticism.
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Prisoners-- Great Britain-- Intellectual life.
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Self in literature.
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Autobiographie.
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Écrits de prisonniers anglais-- Histoire et critique.
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Littérature anglaise-- 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais)-- Histoire et critique.
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Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
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Politique et littérature-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- Jusqu'à 1500.
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Autobiografie
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Autobiography.
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English literature-- Middle English.
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Gefangenenliteratur
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Gefängnis
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Literatur
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Politics and literature.
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Prisoners' writings, English.
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Prisoners-- Intellectual life.
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Rezeption
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Self in literature.
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De consolatione philosophiae.
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Englisch.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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820.9/9206927
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| LC Classification
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PR275.P63S86 2004
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