Experimental Histories: Interpolation and the Medieval British Past

by Hannah Weaver

In Experimental Histories, Hannah Weaver examines the medieval practice of interpolation--inserting material from one text into another--which is often categorized as being a problematic, inauthentic phenomenon akin to forgery and pseudepigraphy. Instead, Weaver promotes interpolation as the signature form of medieval British historiography and a vehicle of historical theory, arguing that some of the most novel concepts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501776207
• ISBN13: 9781501776205
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"