The prose Brut and other late medieval chronicles books have their histories : essays in honour of Lister M. Matheson / edited by Jaclyn Rajsic, Erik Kooper and Dominique Hoche.

Other author Rajsic, Jaclyn, 1984-
Other author Kooper, Erik.
Other author Hoche, Dominique T.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWoodbridge, Suffolk : York Medieval Press, 2016.
Descriptionxxv, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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SeriesManuscript Culture in the British Isles ; VIII
Manuscript culture in the British Isles 8. ^A1286371
Summary The histories of chronicles composed in England during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and onwards, with a focus on texts belonging to or engaging with the 'Prose Brut' tradition, are the focus of this volume. The contributors examine the composition, dissemination and reception of historical texts written in Anglo-Norman, Latin and English, including the 'Prose Brut chronicle' (c. 1300 and later), 'Castleford's Chronicle' (c. 1327), and Nicholas Trevet's 'Les Cronicles' (c. 1334), looking at questions of the processes of writing, rewriting, printing and editing history. They cross traditional boundaries of subject and period, taking multi-disciplinary approaches to their studies in order to underscore the (shifting) historical, social and political contexts in which medieval English chronicles were used and read from the fourteenth century through to the present day. As such, the volume honours the pioneering work of the late Professor Lister M. Matheson, whose research in this area demonstrated that a full understanding of medieval historical literature demands attention to both the content of the works in question and to the material circumstances of producing those works.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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LCCN 2015509984
ISBN9781903153666
ISBN1903153662

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