(Breaking) the Law: Social Control, Self-Help and Violence in the Tale of Gamelyn
Fourteenth century England experienced social changes which influenced the attitude to crown law and triggered a growing distrust to law and its representatives. The progressing development of the gentry complicated the defining of offences, and diversified the means of punishing them. The Tale of G...
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| Language: | English |
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2013-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Anglica Posnaniensia |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/stap-2013-0015 |