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Adam Usk's Secret

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Adam Usk, a fifteenth-century professor, royal advisor, schismatic, and spy, wrote a peculiar book in a reticent, nervous prose better suited to keeping secrets than setting them in writing. Steven Justice sets out to find what Usk wanted to hide and comes to surprising conclusions about the foundations of literary and historical study.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812246933
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 224
  • Published:
  • March 24, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x235x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 488 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: November 28, 2024

Description of Adam Usk's Secret

Adam Usk, a fifteenth-century professor, royal advisor, schismatic, and spy, wrote a peculiar book in a reticent, nervous prose better suited to keeping secrets than setting them in writing. Steven Justice sets out to find what Usk wanted to hide and comes to surprising conclusions about the foundations of literary and historical study.

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