Cultural Politics in Fifteenth-Century England: The Case of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) [Hardcover]

Alessandra Petrina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 2004 | ISBN-10: 9004137130 | ISBN-13: 978-9004137134

This volume is an analysis of the development of cultural politics in Lancastrian England. It focusses on Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, brother of Henry V and Protector of England during Henry VI's minority. Humphrey's intellectual activity conformed itself to the Duke's own position in the kingdom: the book explores Humphrey's commission of biographies, translations of Latin texts, political pamphlets and poems, as well as his collection of manuscripts acquired both in England and from Italian humanists. Particular attention is dedicated to Humphrey's donations to the University of Oxford and to his relations with English poets and translators, such as John Lydgate and Thomas Hoccleve, highlighting his contribution towards the making of the nation's cultural autonomy.

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About the Author

Alessandra Petrina, Ph.D. (1995) in English Literature, University of Venice, is senior lecturer of English Literature at the University of Padua. She has published on late-medieval and Renaissance literature, including the monograph The Kingis Quair of James I of Scotland (1997).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (February 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004137130
• ISBN-13: 978-9004137134
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,827,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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