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Lopes: The English in Portugal 1383-1387
Derek W. Lomax
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Description for Lopes: The English in Portugal 1383-1387
Paperback. It is astonishing that this is the first English translation of these Chronicles , as they are undoubtably amongst the finest produced in the Middle Ages and treat an important episode in the Hundred Years War. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 590.
It is astonishing that this is the first English translation of these Chronicles , as they are undoubtably amongst the finest produced in the Middle Ages and treat an important episode in the Hundred Years War. Lopes' mastery of dramatic narrative and picturesque description, so ably captured in this translation, found a fit subject in the foreign interventions and the revolutionary changes that took place in the second half of the 14th century in Portugal. What makes Lopes virtually unique as an historian of that date is his insistence on the use ... Read more
It is astonishing that this is the first English translation of these Chronicles , as they are undoubtably amongst the finest produced in the Middle Ages and treat an important episode in the Hundred Years War. Lopes' mastery of dramatic narrative and picturesque description, so ably captured in this translation, found a fit subject in the foreign interventions and the revolutionary changes that took place in the second half of the 14th century in Portugal. What makes Lopes virtually unique as an historian of that date is his insistence on the use ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Language
Portuguese
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856683428
SKU
V9780856683428
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About Derek W. Lomax
Derek W. Lomax is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of books on the Reconquest of Spain and the Military Order of Santiago, as well as of many articles on aspects of medieval Iberian history and literature. R.J. Oakley teaches Spanish and Portuguese language and literature in the Department of Hispanic Studies at ... Read more
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