Hary s Wallace: (Vita Nobilissimi Defensoris Scotie Wilelmi Wallace Militis) Vol. I.

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Težina 694 g
Format 14 × 23 cm
Izdavač

Mjesto izdanja

Edinburg and London

Godina

1968

Broj stranica

251

Uvez

Tvrdi

Stanje knjige

Vrlo dobro

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Hary’s Wallace is a late fifteenth-century poem in twelve books, recounting the deeds of William Wallace, a leader of the Scots in the First War of Independence. It is an extraordinary and sophisticated piece of work which creates scenes of immense sensual and symbolic intensity to underpin a narrative of Wallace’s heroism in the face of struggle, disloyalty and betrayal. Hary draws on other Scottish material, particularly John Barbour’s Bruce and Walter Bower’s Scotichronicon, to structure his hero’s activities, and he uses Chaucerian forms, including the five-stress couplet, to enrich his account and appeal to his contemporary audience. While the poem is best known as the ultimate source for the 1995 film Braveheart, it offers a richer and more complex version of Wallace’s career and his contribution to the First War of Independence. By Matthew P. McDiarmid (Editor), James A. C. Stevenson (Editor