Prophecy and Public Affairs in Later Medieval England by Lesley A. Coote
English | Dec 7, 2000 | ISBN: 1903153034 | 311 Pages | PDF | 10 MB
English | Dec 7, 2000 | ISBN: 1903153034 | 311 Pages | PDF | 10 MB
In this first general survey of political prophecy in medieval England for almost a hundred years, Lesley Coote examines the nature of political prophecy, its audience and its reception. She compares the discourse of prophecy with other, related discourses, and demonstrates how it functioned as a political language.