Fantastic Histories: Medieval Fairy Narratives and the Limits of Wonder

by Victoria Flood

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526164140
• ISBN13: 9781526164148
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"