The idea of Anglo-Saxon England 1066-1901 : remembering, forgetting, deciphering, and renewing the past /

• Main Author: Niles, John D. (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, Blackwell, 2015.
• Series: Wiley-Blackwell manifestos.
• Subjects: 449-1100; Anglo-Saxons > Historiography.; English philology > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History.; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; English philology > Old English.; Historiography.; Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 > Historiography.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.; History.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118943342 (pdf); 1118943341 (pdf); 9781118943359 (epub); 111894335X (epub); 9781118943335; 1118943333; 9781119071242; 1119071240; 1118943325; 9781118943328
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118943335

The Idea of Anglo Saxon England, 1066-1901 presents the first systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century Tells the story of how the idea of Anglo-Saxon England evolved from the Anglo-Saxons themselves to the Victorians, serving as a myth of origins for the English people, their language, and some of their most cherished institutions Combines original research with established scholarship to reveal how current conceptions of English identity might be very different if it were not for the discovery - and invention - of.