French in Medieval Ireland, Ireland in Medieval French

The Paradox of Two Worlds

By (author) Keith Busby

Book cover: French in Medieval Ireland, Ireland in Medieval French

Extent: 516, 516 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: French Studies, Literary Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe

Series volume number: 27

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(October 2017)

ISBN: 9782503570211

Price: $150.00

In stock

A major study of interest to historians of medieval Ireland and specialists in medieval French.


This book is a ground-breaking study of the cultural and linguistic consequences of the English invasion ofIreland in 1169, first analysing in detail French-language texts produced in Ireland before examining the ways in which the country is portrayed in French literature of the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth centuries. It incorporates the results of original archival research and is characterized by close attention to linguistic details of expression and communication, as well as historical, codicological, and literary contexts.

Introduction Chapter 1. In confusionem linguarum: Ground Zero Chapter 2. Verba volant, scripta manent: The Texts Chapter 3. Mirabilia hibernica: The Wondrous Isle Chapter 4. Historia et fabula: The Two Irelands Chapter 5. Familia hibernica: The Importance of Being Irish Conclusion

  • By (author) Keith Busby