A study of the career of Sir James Douglas : the historical record versus Barbour's Bruce
The thesis starts from the premise that John Barbour's 14th century epic poem <i>The Bruce</i> should be viewed primarily as literature and therefore as potentially misleading where historical fact is concerned. Despite the recognition that ignoring Barbour's <i>Bruce<...
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University of Aberdeen
1992
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317946 |