St Francis and Cultural Memory: The Franciscans and English National Identity from Chaucer to the Gothic

By David Salter

St Francis and Cultural Memory explores central aspects of English national, spiritual, and broader cultural identity through a detailed yet accessible analysis of a familiar figure: the Franciscan Friar. It covers more than four hundred years of cultural history, from the late fourteenth to the late eighteenth centuries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199292094
• ISBN13: 9780199292097
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages