Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles

Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 495
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ISBN-10 : 9781443844284
ISBN-13 : 1443844284
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Book Synopsis Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles by : Juliana Dresvina

Download or read book Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles written by Juliana Dresvina and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an attempt to discuss the ways in which themes of authority and gender can be traced in the writing of chronicles and chronicle-like writings from the early Middle Ages to the Renaissance. With major contributions by fourteen authors, each of them specialists in the field, this study spans full across the compass of medieval and early modern Europe, from England and Scandinavia, to Byzantium and the Crusader Kingdoms; embraces a variety of media and methods; and touches evidence from diverse branches of learning such as language and literature, history and art, to name just a few. This is an important collection which will be of the highest utility for students and scholars of language, literature, and history for many years to come.


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