Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles

"The contributors tackle big questions - sovereignty, power, loyalty, gender determinacy and representation - in essays spanning nine centuries of chronicles and many languages. But there's plenty here to entertain enthusiasts as well as specialists - great princes, male and female, damsels in distress, hussies, and hapless kings consort." - Professor Jane Roberts, University of London "I recommend this collection of essays, Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles,...
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"The contributors tackle big questions - sovereignty, power, loyalty, gender determinacy and representation - in essays spanning nine centuries of chronicles and many languages. But there's plenty here to entertain enthusiasts as well as specialists - great princes, male and female, damsels in distress, hussies, and hapless kings consort." - Professor Jane Roberts, University of London "I recommend this collection of essays, Authority and Gender in Medieval and Renaissance Chronicles, as a 'must be read book' in order to understand how men and women used the writing of the past to express notions of power and authority for the audiences they addressed. It is a pioneering book that is innovative and interdisciplinary. I hugely enjoyed reading it." - Professor Elisabeth van Houts, University of Cambridge "This collection squarely faces questions of authority and authorisation, while moving beyond the narrow definition of gender as the feminine. It is strong on visual imagery as well as the written word, and full of refreshing surprises, from the symbolism of sideboards to the contested authority of male consorts. Anyone interested in chronicle studies will want to read it." - Professor Pauline Stafford, University of Liverpool "Long an underrated genre among medievalists, historians and literary scholars alike, the chronicle in recent years has shed its musty image and shown itself a rewarding object of study. The essays on authority and gender in the present volume demonstrate that chronicles often look at the events that make up history from a different angle, and thus can provide fresh insights or incite renewed discussion." - Dr Erik Kooper, Utrecht University