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Thomas Becket
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Thomas Becket
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Anne Duggan
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| Series | Reputations |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 139 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780340741382
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| Classifications | Dewey:942.031092 |
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| Audience | | Primary & Secondary Education | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Hodder Arnold
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| Publication Date |
29 October 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The construction and deconstruction of Becket's reputation is central to this provocative new study. The cult of Becket has remained enduring: it was the centerpiece of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and in our own time it has carried powerful enough resonance to generate interpretations from T.S. Eliot, Jean Anouilh, and indeed Hollywood. This book investigates whether the popular conception of Becket through the ages is a result of valid assessments of the man and his cause, or a product of a carefully constructed myth, and how far can one correct for the bias and reach the truth.
Author Biography
Anne Duggan is Professor of History at King's College London
ReviewsThe easy grasp of the source material, the exhaustive analysis of every aspect of the theme, and the soundness of judgement displayed throughout, makes this a book of exemplary scholarship that will surely remain the definitive study for many years to come. Alan B. Cobban, The Historical Association
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