Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle

Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle
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Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages : 152
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Book Synopsis Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle by : Laura D. Barefield

Download or read book Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle written by Laura D. Barefield and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reading of canonical texts of medieval English literature - Sir Gawain and the Green Night and Chaucer's Man of Law's Tale - alongside Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae and other Anglo-Norman and English chronicles offers a broader context for reading the romance narratives and re-evaluates romance conventions in light of the genealogical priorities of these chronicles. By arguing that maternity is featured as a position of power, Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle adds to our understanding of women and sovereignty, and the ways gender and authority were rhetorically linked to medieval texts.


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