Paul Oldfield (University of M Senior Lecturer in Medieval History

Urban Panegyric and the Transformation of the Medieval City, 1100-1300

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Produktbeschreibung

The first extensive analysis of the function and significance of urban panegyric, a flexible literary genre which enjoyed a marked and renewed popularity in the Central Middle Ages. Oldfield connects urban panegyric to major underlying transformations in the medieval cities of England, Flanders, France, Germany, Iberia, and Italy.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Studies in Medieval European History
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780198717737
• ISBN-10: 0198717733
• Artikelnr.: 54385203

Autorenporträt

Paul Oldfield is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on Medieval Southern Italy during the Norman and Staufen periods, on urban communities, and on sanctity. His publication's include City and Community in Norman Italy (2009) and Sanctity and Pilgrimage in Medieval Southern Italy, 1000-1200 (2014), as well as numerous articles and essays. He has been awarded research fellowships from the AHRC and the British Academy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Sources: an overview
2: Interpretation and Audience
3: The Holy City
4: The Evil City: urban critiques
5: The City of Abundance: commerce, hinterland, people
6: Urban landscapes and Sites of Power
7: Education, History, and Sophistication
Conclusion
Bibliography