Gender, Nation and Conquest in the Works of William of Malmesbury (eBook)

Kirsten Fenton (Autor)

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2008
176 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84615-642-7 (ISBN)

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A fresh new approach to the works of William of Malmesbury, looking in particular at his presentation of men and women.William of Malmesbury is one of the most important English historians of the twelfth century -- not only a critical period in English history, but also one that has been recognised as significant in terms of the writing of historyand the construction of a national past. This innovative study provides a gendered reading of Malmesbury's works with special reference to the themes of conquest and nation. It considers Malmesbury's presentation of men andwomen [both lay and religious] through categories based on attributes, such as sexual behaviour and violence, rather than the more familiar `professional' or familial roles, such as warrior and wife. It is also concerned with language and how the topics of conquest and nation are discussed in gendered terms. Importantly, attention is paid to Malmesbury's own position as a post-conquest chronicler, writing at a time of church reform, and to the impact the changes had upon the construction of the stories he narrates. KIRSTEN A. FENTON holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh.

Inhalt

Introduction
William of Malmesbury and his World
William's Construction of Gender: Violence and its Expression
William's Construction of Gender: Sexual Behaviour
The Presentation of Gentes
Gender, Nation and Conquest
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Gender in the Middle Ages
• Reihe/Serie: Gender in the Middle Ages
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: church reform • ConQuest • Gender Studies • historical context • Literary Analysis • medieval chronicles • Medieval English Literature • Nationhood • Twelfth-century English historian • William of Malmesbury
• ISBN-10: 1-84615-642-4 / 1846156424
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84615-642-7 / 9781846156427