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Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain
Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile
Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain
Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile
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This book presents an original perspective on the variety and intensity of biblical narrative and rhetoric in the evolution of history writing in León-Castile during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It focuses on six Hispano-Latin chronicles, two of which make unusually overt and emphatic use of biblical texts. Of particular importance is the part played by the influence of exegesis that became integral to scriptural and liturgical influence, both in and beyond monastic institutions.
Alun Williams provides close analysis of the text and comparisons with biblical typology to demonstrate how these historians from the north of Iberia were variously dependent on a growing corpus of patristic and early medieval interpretation to understand and define their world and their sense of place.
Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain sees Williams examine this material as part of a comparative exploration of language and religious allusion, showing how the authors used these biblical-liturgical elements to convey historical context, purpose and interpretation.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Biblical Tests in the Latin West: Integration and Diversity
2. The Historia Silense and Pelayo's Chronicle
3. Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris: A Biblical Epic
4. The Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris and the Literature of Conquest
5. Three Thirteenth Century Chroniclers
6. The Thirteenth Century and Biblical Conquest
Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Apr 18 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781788314619 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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