England in Europe : English royal women and literary patronage, c.1000-c.1150 / Elizabeth Muir Tyler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyler, E. M. (Elizabeth M.), 1965- author.

Series:

Toronto Anglo-Saxon series.

Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emma, Queen, consort of Canute I, King of England, -1052.

Emma.

Edith, Queen, consort of Edward, King of England, approximately 1020-1075.

Edith.

Encomium Emmae Reginae.

Vie d'Edouard le Confesseur.

Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Queens.

Women--England--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women.

Literary patrons--England--History.

Literary patrons.

Politics and literature--History.

Politics and literature.

European literature--English influences.

European literature.

Normans--Great Britain--Biography.

Normans.

Great Britain.

England.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages) : illustrations, tables; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press 2017

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of AEthelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor. Tyler offers a bold literary and historical analysis of both texts and reveals how the two queens actively engaged in the patronage of history-writing and poetry to exercise their royal authority. Tyler's innovative combination of attention to intertextuality and regard for social networks emphasizes the role of women at the centre of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman court literature. In doing so, she argues that both Emma and Edith's negotiation of conquests and factionalism created powerful models of queenly patronage that were subsequently adopted by individuals such as Queen Margaret of Scotland, Countess Adela of Blois, Queen Edith/Matilda, and Queen Adeliza. England in Europe sheds new light on the connections between English, French, and Flemish history-writing and poetry and illustrates the key role Anglo-Saxon literary culture played in European literature long after 1066"-- Provided by publisher

"In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of їthelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor. Tyler offers a bold literary and historical analysis of both texts and reveals how the two queens actively engaged in the patronage of history-writing and poetry to exercise their royal authority. Tyler's innovative combination of attention to intertextuality and regard for social networks emphasizes the role of women at the centre of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman court literature. In doing so, she argues that both Emma and Edith's negotiation of conquests and factionalism created powerful models of queenly patronage that were subsequently adopted by individuals such as Queen Margaret of Scotland, Countess Adela of Blois, Queen Edith/Matilda, and Queen Adeliza. England in Europe sheds new light on the connections between English, French, and Flemish history-writing and poetry and illustrates the key role Anglo-Saxon literary culture played in European literature long after 1066"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

1. Vernacular foundations

2. Fictions of family: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and Virgil's Aeneid

3. Talking about history: the Encomium Emmae reginae and the Court of Harthacnut

4. The politics of allusion in eleventh-century England: classical poets and the Vita AEdwardi

5. Reading through the conquest

6. The women of 1066

7. Edith Becomes Matilda

Conclusion: endings and beginnings.

1. Vernacular Foundations

2. Fictions of Family: The Encomium Emmae reginae and Virgil's Aeneid

3. Talking about History: The Encomium Emmae reginae and the Court of Harthacnut

4. The Politics of Allusion in Eleventh-Century England: Classical Poets and the Vita Еїdwardi

5. Reading through the Conquest

6. The Women of 1066

Conclusion. Endings and Beginnings.

Cover

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Note on Translations and Referencing

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Geneaological Table

Introduction

1 Vernacular Foundations

2 Fictions of Family: The Encomium Emmae reginae and Virgil's Aeneid

3 Talking about History: The Encomium Emmae reginae and the Court of Harthacnut

4 The Politics of Allusion in Eleventh-Century England: Classical Poets and the Vita AEdwardi

5 Reading through the Conquest

6 The Women of 1066

7 Edith Becomes Matilda

Conclusion: Endings and Beginnings

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4875-1338-0

1-4426-8595-6

OCLC:

1002222271

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access