Drawing on new historical principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical exegesis circulating in medieval England in order to theorize the figure of the outlaw and uncover the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry.
| ISBN: | 9781403976161 |
| Publication date: | 19th January 2011 |
| Author: | Timothy S Jones |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 221 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval European history: medieval period, middle ages |