The Chronicle of Adam Usk 1377-1421

ISBN-13: 9780198204831 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 384 str.

Adam Usk

Opis

Adam Usk's chronicle, covering the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, is one of the most personal and idiosyncratic of medieval chronicles. It offers an eyewitness account of the fall of Richard II, the turbulent politics of Rome between 1402 and 1406, and the Glyn Dwr revolt. It is also a record of the remarkable life and career of an author who suffered exile and excommunication before finding peace in his last years.

Recenzje

Given-Wilson's new edition and translation... combines a highly readable English version of the text with an extremely informative introduction, notes, and criticakl apparatus... begins with a fascinating account of Usk's life and career. Given-Wilson's discussion of the manuscript is masterful.