Romancing the Past: The Rise of Vernacular Prose Historiography in Thirteenth-Century France by Gabrielle M. Spiegel ISBN 13: 9780520077102

University of California Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. A good copy in a near fine jacket (text has pencil underlining and notes; top edge spotted).

University of California Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0520077105 . The book and sut jacket both with light rubbing and toning overall. Jacket with minor wear to the edges. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Interior pages clean and unmarked. A tight and clean copy. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 440 pages; Signed by Author .

Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California Press, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 422pp. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket Mylar protected (not adhered). 8vo. Poststructuralist study of medieval French historical texts investigating the reasons for the rise of vernacular prose historiography in the thirteenth century.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In a poststructuralist study of thirteenth-century French historical texts, Gabrielle Spiegel investigates the reasons for the rise of French vernacular prose historiography at this particular time. She argues that the vernacular prose histories that have until now been regarded as royalist were actually products of the aristocracy, reflecting its anxiety as it faced social and economic change and political threats from the monarchy.Black cloth with silver spine lettering. Frontispiece. Previous owner's name written inside front cover. xiii, 422pp., index. Full refund if not satisfied.