The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester - Volume 2
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls
ISBN-10
110805238X
ISBN-13
9781108052382
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 15th, 2012
Print length
576 Pages
Weight
830 grams
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22.70 x 15.10 x 11.60 cms
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British & Irish historyEuropean history
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Published in two volumes in 1887, and edited by William Aldis Wright (1831–1914), this Middle English ballad chronicle of British history up to the time of Henry III is attributed to Robert of Gloucester (fl. c.1260–c.1300), who was probably an eyewitness to the contemporary events he writes about.
This ballad chronicle, published in two volumes in 1887, is attributed to Robert of Gloucester (fl. c.1260–c.1300), both because it is written in Gloucestershire dialect, which makes it a valuable source for students of Middle English, and because the writer was probably an eyewitness to the contemporary events he mentions in the text, such as the siege of Gloucester Castle and the Battle of Evesham during the so-called Second Barons' War (1264–7). These are by far the most interesting portions of the poem, since much of the preceding historical narrative is derived second-hand from earlier Latin chroniclers. Volume 2, edited by the scholar William Aldis Wright (1831–1914), contains the second half of the chronicle and includes, as appendices, additions to the text and variations found in the various manuscript sources, as well as a glossary and index to both volumes.
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