Geoffrey of Monmouth and the translation of female kingship / Fiona Tolhurst.
| Author/creator | Tolhurst, Fiona |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. |
| Description | x, 347 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Arthurian and courtly cultures Studies in Arthurian and courtly cultures. ^A597864 |
| Contents | Re-reading Empress Matilda as a female king -- Geoffrey's history as preparation for a female king -- Undermining and degrading female kingship in the First Variant and Wace's roman de Brut -- Delegitimizing and erasing female kingship in the "Epistola Warino Britoni," the Chronica majora, and Layamon's Brut. |
| Summary | Fiona Tolhurst offers a feminist analysis of the non-Arthurian portion of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain'. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-327) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781137277848 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 113727784X (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PA8310.G4 T654 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |