A crisis of truth : literature and law in Ricardian England
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A crisis of truth : literature and law in Ricardian England
（Middle Ages series）
University of Pennsylvania Press, c1999
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Bibliography: p. [433]-473
Includes index
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In the 14th century, the word trouthe, which had meant 'integrity' or 'dependability' took on the sense of 'conformity to fact'. The meaning of tresoun, moved from 'personal betrayal' to 'crime against the state'. This book argues that these alterations were linked to an emphasis on the written word and the reshaping of legal thought.
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