Angels on the Edge of the World

Angels on the Edge of the World
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 0801473098
ISBN-13 : 9780801473098
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Angels on the Edge of the World by : Kathy Lavezzo

Download or read book Angels on the Edge of the World written by Kathy Lavezzo and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a view that sweeps from the tenth century to the mid 16th century, this text shows how the English people's concern with their island's relative isolation on the global map contributed to the emergence of a distinctive English national consciousness in which marginality came to be seen as a virtue.


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