Geoffrey of Monmouth and the translation of female kingship / Fiona Tolhurst.

SeriesArthurian 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-327) and index.
ISBN9781137277848 (hbk.)
ISBN113727784X (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PA8310.G4 T654 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold