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Description:Excerpt from The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk FamilyThe first edition of Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages: The Merchant and the Friar was published in 1837. In this narrative, Sir Francis Palgrave gave a popular application to the fruits of his studies in legal and constitutional history. It is unnecessary to discuss the merits and defects of the method which he adopted; it is enough to say that, while, in the hands of a writer with a special genius for fiction, the historical setting of a tale is liable to distortion, the scholar, on the other hand, who embodies the results of research in narrative form seldom succeeds in making his story lively or interesting. Sir Francis had nothing of the creative power of the novelist; his merchant and friar, and the typical personages whom they encounter, are merely the mouthpieces of the information and ideas which it was his object to convey. His story is a succession of scenes without plot or central interest; it is discursive and interrupted by digressions; its allusiveness may well prove a stumbling-block in the path of the reader for whose benefit it was designed. At the same time, it was written with an Obvious gusto and a vivacity of manner which distinguish it from the ordinary attempt to disguise the material of a historical manual under the cloak of fiction. Its author's phenomenal industry in the study and classification of the national archives stimulated his imagination, and the patient toil of which the great collection of Parliamentary Writs is the most remarkable monument was encouraged by his sense of the human element underlying the superficial dryness and formality of his records. If the thread which connects the scenes of his story is slight and perfunctory, there is an abundance of life in the scenes themselves. His readers can share the enjoyment which he evidently felt in his account of the election of the knights of the shirea or of the fracas between the followers of the two archbishops. Whatever may be the deficiencies of The M er chant and the Friar as a work of narrative art, there is compensation for them in the genial humour of its writer, his interest in all things human, his power of emphasizing the salient features of his subject, and his frank expression of his own point of view.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk FamilyThe first edition of Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages: The Merchant and the Friar was published in 1837. In this narrative, Sir Francis Palgrave gave a popular application to the fruits of his studies in legal and constitutional history. It is unnecessary to discuss the merits and defects of the method which he adopted; it is enough to say that, while, in the hands of a writer with a special genius for fiction, the historical setting of a tale is liable to distortion, the scholar, on the other hand, who embodies the results of research in narrative form seldom succeeds in making his story lively or interesting. Sir Francis had nothing of the creative power of the novelist; his merchant and friar, and the typical personages whom they encounter, are merely the mouthpieces of the information and ideas which it was his object to convey. His story is a succession of scenes without plot or central interest; it is discursive and interrupted by digressions; its allusiveness may well prove a stumbling-block in the path of the reader for whose benefit it was designed. At the same time, it was written with an Obvious gusto and a vivacity of manner which distinguish it from the ordinary attempt to disguise the material of a historical manual under the cloak of fiction. Its author's phenomenal industry in the study and classification of the national archives stimulated his imagination, and the patient toil of which the great collection of Parliamentary Writs is the most remarkable monument was encouraged by his sense of the human element underlying the superficial dryness and formality of his records. If the thread which connects the scenes of his story is slight and perfunctory, there is an abundance of life in the scenes themselves. His readers can share the enjoyment which he evidently felt in his account of the election of the knights of the shirea or of the fracas between the followers of the two archbishops. Whatever may be the deficiencies of The M er chant and the Friar as a work of narrative art, there is compensation for them in the genial humour of its writer, his interest in all things human, his power of emphasizing the salient features of his subject, and his frank expression of his own point of view.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K. H, Vol. 8 of 10: Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages; I. The Merchant and the Friar; II. Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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