Vera Lex Historiae? Constructions of Truth in Medieval Historical Narrative
In his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (circa 731 CE), Bede says that he will write his account of the past of the English following only vera lex historiae (the true law of history). Whether explicitly or implicitly, historians narrate the past according to conceptions of what constitutes hi...
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Language: | English |
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punctum books
2022
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