La vie nomade et les routes d'Angleterre au 14e siècle

Name: La vie nomade et les routes d'Angleterre au 14e siècle
Author: J. J. Jusserand

By J. J. Jusserand

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The author surveys transportation infrastructure and itinerant life in fourteenth-century England, opening with the maintenance and financing of roads and bridges, the religious obligations and guild roles tied to their upkeep, and the use of tolls, endowments, and chapels to preserve crossings. He then examines the variety of wandering figures—colporteurs, professional pilgrims, pardoners, minstrels, mendicants—and their economic practices, social status, and moral perceptions. The narrative emphasizes how these mobile people transmitted news, beliefs, and cultural forms between isolated communities and how their presence intersected with broader political, religious, and literary developments of the age.

About the Author

J. J. Jusserand

J. J. Jusserand was a French diplomat and author known for his extensive contributions to English literature and history. His works often explore the cultural and social aspects of English life, particularly during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Notable among his writings is "A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance," which provides a comprehensive overview of English literary development. Jusserand's scholarship also includes studies on the English novel in the time of Shakespeare and the wayfaring life in medieval England, reflecting his deep interest in the historical context of literature.