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An important source for the history of Normandy and England in the 11th and 12th centuries, which contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. This edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the "Gesta", including a copy from c1100, hitherto unknown.

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'Thanks to this impeccable edition, the Gesta Normannorum Ducum, a crucial narrative source for the history of Normandy and England before and after the Conquest, has now been made accessible ... An excellent introduction sets out in fascinating detail the process of its composition. What emerges is a very different conception of authorship and historical composition from that which we encounter elsewhere.' Times Literary Supplement

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Historical introduction; textual introduction; "Gesta Normannorum Ducum".

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni Volume I Introduction and Book IIV

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 6/4/1992 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780198222712, 978-0198222712
      ISBN10: 0198222718
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An important source for the history of Normandy and England in the 11th and 12th centuries, which contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. This edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the "Gesta", including a copy from c1100, hitherto unknown.

      Trade Review
      'Thanks to this impeccable edition, the Gesta Normannorum Ducum, a crucial narrative source for the history of Normandy and England before and after the Conquest, has now been made accessible ... An excellent introduction sets out in fascinating detail the process of its composition. What emerges is a very different conception of authorship and historical composition from that which we encounter elsewhere.' Times Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      Historical introduction; textual introduction; "Gesta Normannorum Ducum".

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