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Reimagining history in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles / John Spence.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spence, John (John Benjamin William), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anglo-Norman literature--History and criticism.
- Anglo-Norman literature.
- Genealogical literature.
- History.
- Historiography.
- Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- Genealogical literature--England--History--To 1500.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : York Medieval Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Late medieval Anglo-Norman prose chronicles are fascinating hybrids of history, legends and romance. They build on a rich tradition of historical writing circulating in England at the time of their composition, including works such as Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Their focus is usually on the history of England, but they also shed much light on other networks of influence, such as those between families and religious houses. This book studies the essential characteristics of the genre for the first time. It situates Anglo-Norman prose chronicles within the multilingual cultures of late medieval England. It considers the chronicles' treatment of the legendary history of Britain, legends about English heroes, accounts of the Norman Conquest, and histories of noble families. In particular, it explores how Anglo-Norman prose chronicles rewrite the past with rhetorical flourish as they advance contemporary political and personal agendas. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The rhetoric of confidence in the prologues to Anglo-Norman prose chronicles 26
- 2 The legendary history of Britain in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles 40
- 3 Legends of English heroes: Engel, Havelok, Constance 74
- 4 Representations of the Norman Conquest in Anglo-Norman prose chronicles 105
- 5 Family chronicles 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781903153451
- 190315345X
- OCLC:
- 810119764
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