Fantastic Histories : Medieval Fairy Narratives and the Limits of Wonder

Details the political and cultural contexts of the entry of fairies to the historical record in twelfth century England, and the subsequent political uses of fairy narratives in both insular and continental history and romance, revealing the fairy as a contested marker of historicity and fictionality.

• | Author: Senior Lecturer Victoria Flood
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: May 28, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1526164140
• | ISBN-13: 9781526164148