History on the edge
Subtitle: Excalibur and the borders of Britain, 1100-1300
By: Michelle R. Warren.
Series: Medieval cultures ;; v. 22
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: Arthur, King -- Influence.; British -- France -- History -- To 1500 -- Historiography.; Ethnology -- Great Britain -- Historiography.; Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 -- Historiography.; France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515 -- Historiography.; Scottish Borders (England and Scotland) -- Historiography.; Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Historiography.; Welsh Borders (England and Wales) -- Historiography.; Great Britain -- Boundaries -- Historiography.; France -- Boundaries -- Historiography.
Description: "The Arthurian legends are history written on the edge - stories whose changing shape reflects the contested borders of medieval Britain. This is the argument Michelle R. Warren makes in her investigation of medieval history through the lens of postcolonial theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.