From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307, 3rd Edition

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This seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third edition. * This book serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students throughout the world * Features a completely re-written first chapter, Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy * Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail

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This seminal work of scholarship, which traces the development of literacy in medieval England, is now fully updated in a third edition. * This book serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students throughout the world * Features a completely re-written first chapter, Memories and Myths of the Norman Conquest', and a new postscript by the author reflecting on the reception to the original publication and discussing recent scholarship on medieval literacy * Includes a revised guide to further reading and a revision of the plates which illustrate medieval manuscripts in detail

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 418
Edition: 3
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 10 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 1405157917
ISBN 13: 9781405157919

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Reviews of the first edition: A tour-de-force, a scholarly work which is genuinely hard to put down, and which breaks new ground in its approach. Journal of Legal History Thought-provoking and wide-ranging ... one can assert confidently that it is one of the most exciting books on medieval English history to appear in recent years. History Many familiar assumptions about the medieval world will have to be reconsidered in the light of this book. It is impossible to convey its range or the variety of its implications, but it is possible to insist on its importance. History Today Clanchy's work will stand as a remarkable piece of scholarship and as a massive contribution to our understanding of the medieval world. Journal of Library History Reviews of the second edition: Just as 'From Memory to Written Record' was the touchstone for the revolution in the study of medieval literacy and power in the 1980s, the second edition will be a sustaining forece in the continuing revolution of the 1990s'. Patrick J Geary, University of Notre Dame 'From Memory to Written Record' is one of the those seminal works that shape the direction of the next generation of historical and social thought. This second edition will remain one of the major works on the medieval world for many decades to come. Norman F Cantor, Late of New York University Michael Clanchy's widely-acclaimed study of the history of the written word in the Middle Ages remains a classic work in medieval studies. In this third edition Professor Clanchy presents his latest thinking on the subject in a new introduction covering recent work on literacy studies. He has also updated the further reading section and revised the references to take account of recent publications. These changes preserve the coherence of the original argument whilst also ensuring the book remains current for a new generation of scholars and students.

Author Bio

Michael Clanchy is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, and a Fellow of the British Academy. In the 1990s he held interdisciplinary seminars on the significance of literacy at University College London, the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Historical Research. Before moving to London in 1985, he taught at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of the popular textbook England and its Rulers 1066 1307 (third edition, 2006), and Abelard: A Medieval Life (1997).