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Memory Traces in The Reign of King Edward III
Indirectly addressing the authorship question in the anonymous The Reign of King Edward III, this paper focuses on a signature of Shakespeare’s treatment of English history, a concern with the political implications of remembering and forgetting. Multiple ironies attend the unstable relation of remembering and forgetting in the play. The opening of Edward III gives the impression that England’s forgetful enemies, Scotland and France, require schooling by a nation that appears to own memory. However, initial appearances prove to be deceiving, as three early Shakespearean scenes prominently feature lapses of English memory, causing the early alignment of England with faithful memory to slip away. There are traces of a distinctly Shakespearean approach to history—one that interrogates the mixed effects of historical memory itself and the values commonly assigned to remembering and forgetting—in The Reign of King Edward III. A consideration of the scenes that share the practice of Shakespeare’s histories—of not simply reviving the past but also reflecting on the motivations and conflicts associated with recollection—accords well with previous attributions of those scenes to Shakespeare on stylistic grounds.
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Viper's blood
Edward III has invaded France at the head of the greatest host England has ever assembled. But his attempt to win the French crown is futile. The Dauphin will no longer meet the English in the field and the great army is mired in costly sieges, scavenging supplies from a land ruined by decades of conflict. Facing a stalemate--or worse--the English are forced to agree a treaty. But peace comes at a price.
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Food, Dream, and Writing in Wynnere and Wastoure
Wynnere and Wastoure is one of the earliest dream poems in medieval English literature. The poem, mainly a debate between allegorical figures Winner and Waster, is generally held to be a topical satire on the English King Edward III and the economic policies of his court. By looking closely at the poem's feasting scenes and multilayered dream narrative, this article argues that the poet is more concerned with maintaining his own position at the court as a professional ＂maker of myrthes＂ than criticizing the extravagant lifestyle of the nobles. The detailed descriptions of the king's drinking party and Waster's banquet, as well as of the tournament-like pageantry and the heraldry blazoning, suggest the circumstances in which the poet presents his work and implies his dependence on courtly patronage. Subtly hidden across the complicated narrative framework and between the lines is the poet's desire not to be excluded from the king's court and favor as well as his confidence in his poetic creation, or rather, his oral performance, hence his worthiness at the court.
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England in the age of chivalry... and awful diseases : the Hundred Years War and Black Death
A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England's medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering. Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages and ideas most commonly known as \"medieval\". This includes Geoffrey Chaucer, the Peasants revolt, the Scottish wars of independence, the Great Famine of 1315, the Black Death and the Hundred Years War. Central to this time is King Edward III, who started the Hundred Years War and defined the concept of chivalry, including England's Order of the Garter. His legacy continues to shape our view of England's history and is crucial in understanding the development of Europe.
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