| Le Livere de Reis de Brittanie, E, Le Livere de Reis de Engleterre Contributor(s): Peter of Ickham (Author), Glover, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108048609 ISBN-13: 9781108048606 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.44 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published as part of the Rolls Series, this genealogy is attributed to Peter of Ickham (d. 1295), a chronicler and Benedictine monk better known for his Latin chronicle of the Kings of England. It is mainly an Anglo-Norman version of extracts by well-known historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Florence of Worcester, and Ralph de Diceto. The editor, vicar and librarian John Glover (c. 1823-84), published the original text in 1865 together with his own facing-page translation into contemporary English. Glover's scholarship, as well as instances of semi-Saxonised French, will interest philologists and history students alike. The genealogy begins with Britain's colonisation by the legendary Brutus and covers the history of Saxon and Norman kings. It ends with a portrait of the life and reign of Edward II. |