Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages

Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages

Albrecht Classen

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2024
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Estudios literarios: poesía y poetas
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9781666941210
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Examining literary narratives from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, this book explores how writers used their craft to voice harsh criticism of the ruling class and unearths a deep distrust of kings and other authority figures during the Middle Ages.

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