A Presentment of Englishry
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A Presentment of Englishry

A Presentment of Englishry

By
Liam Guilar (Author)  

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Are you English?' is never a neutral question. In the 11th century a `Presentment of Englishry' was the offering of proof that a dead man was English and therefore unimportant. In the 12th century Lazamon, a priest living in the small settlement of Areley Regis by the River Severn, set out to `tell the noble deeds of the English, who they were, and where they came from.' No one knows why he chose to write his 16,000-plus lines in English. Taking his life and poem as their starting point, the stories in this collection of poems move outward from the legendary arrival of the Trojans in Britain, finding echoes and similarities in stories from Angevin England and Ireland, the prehistoric tin trade and the arrival of the first English as raiders and migrants in a fading Roman Britain.
Liam Guilar has published five collections of poetry. He studied medieval literature and history at Birmingham University (UK) where he was told he should `do something with Lazamon' for his Honours thesis. After moving to Australia, where he teaches English, he continued to `do something with Lazamon', completing a Masters degree on the poet and his audience and writing about him for PN Review. He was awarded a PhD in creative writing from Deakin University. His website is www.liamguilar.com and his blog is at http://ladygodivaandme.blogspot.com.au
  • Contributor: Liam Guilar
  • Imprint: Shearsman Books
  • ISBN13: 9781848616622
  • Number of Pages: 118
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x8mm
  • Packaged Weight: 186
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Shearsman Books
  • Release Date: 2019-03-08
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Liam Guilar has published five collections of poetry. He studied medieval literature and history at Birmingham University (UK) where he was told he should `do something with Lazamon' for his Honours thesis. After moving to Australia, where he teaches English, he continued to `do something with Lazamon', completing a Masters degree on the poet and his audience and writing about him for PN Review. He was awarded a PhD in creative writing from Deakin University. His website is www.liamguilar.com and his blog is at http://ladygodivaandme.blogspot.com.au

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