Broken lines : genealogical literature in late-medieval Britain and France / edited by Raluca L. Radulescu and Edward Donald Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Radulescu, Raluca L., 1974-

Kennedy, Edward Donald.

Series:

Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe ; 16.

Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genealogical literature--England--History--To 1500.

Genealogical literature.

Genealogical literature--France--History--To 1500.

History.

Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Sources.

Great Britain.

France--History--Medieval period, 987-1515--Sources.

France.

England.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xiv, 295 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols ; Abingdon : Marston [distributor], 2008.

Contents:

Genealogy in insular romance / Raluca L. Radulescu

Prophecy, genealogy, and history in medieval English political discourse / Lesley Coote

A new pattern for English history : the first genealogical rolls of the kings of England / Olivier de Laborderie

Genealogies of noble families in Anglo-Norman / John Spence

Genealogies in medieval France / Marigold Anne Norbye

Genealogy in monastic chronicles in England / Emilia Jamroziak

Genealogy rewritten : inheriting the legendary in insular historiography / Matthew Fisher

Genealogy and gentility : social status in provincial England / Jon Denton

The antiquity of Scottish civilization : king-lists and genealogical chronicles / Edward Donald Kennedy

Genealogical narratives and kingship in medieval Wales / Nia M.W. Powell

Case studies. Narrative, lineage, and succession in the Anglo-Norman prose 'Brut' chronicle / Julia Marvin

Genealogy and women in the prose 'Brut', especially the Middle English common version and its continuations / Lister M. Matheson

Genealogy and John Hardyng's 'Chronicle' / Sarah L. Peverley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9782503524856

2503524850

OCLC:

295002832