The Battle of Agincourt (1415) has played a central role in celebrations of English national heroism. This article examines one of the most important challenges within English culture to the battle’s status, Robert Southey’s poem, Joan of Arc (1796). The essay analyses why the poem was written, how it set out to change national views about Agincourt but why, ultimately, even Southey came to accept he had failed. Southey was more successful in critiquing Agincourt through his play Wat Tyler (written 1794, published 1817), which played a key role in creating an alternative, radical method of remembering the Hundred Years War.

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“[A] 奸诈的典故”：罗伯特·索西、阿金库尔和百年战争

阿金库尔战役（1415 年）在英国民族英雄主义的庆祝活动中发挥了核心作用。本文探讨了英国文化中对战斗状态最重要的挑战之一，罗伯特·索西 (Robert Southey) 的诗《圣女贞德》(1796)。这篇文章分析了为什么写这首诗，它如何开始改变全国对阿金库尔的看法，但为什么最终连绍西都承认他失败了。索西通过他的戏剧《泰勒瓦》（Wat Tyler）（写于 1794 年，出版于 1817 年）在批评阿金库尔方面更为成功，该剧在创造一种替代的、激进的纪念百年战争的方法方面发挥了关键作用。