Rhetoric and the Writing of History, 400–1500
Author:   Matthew Kempshall ,  Geoffrey Cubitt ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9780719070303


Pages:   640
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Matthew Kempshall ,  Geoffrey Cubitt ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780719070303


ISBN 10:   0719070309
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. History and Historiography 2. Rhetoric and History 3. Invention and Narrative 4. Verisimilitude and Truth 5. Historiography and History Conclusion Bibliography Index -- .

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A dense, meticulously researched handbook that is designed to guide students through the methodological thickets connecting medieval historiography and rhetoric.


A dense, meticulously researched handbook that is designed to guide students through the methodological thickets connecting medieval historiography and rhetoric. There are few, if any, other works that provide such an introduction to the learning that shaped the world in which fi gures such as Hugh of St Victor, John of Salisbury, and Otto of Freising wrote. -- .


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Matthew Kempshall is Fellow and Tutor in History at Wadham College, University of Oxford

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