Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Colección: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Número de páginas: 300 págs. 15.2 x 22.9 cm
Fecha de edición: 31-01-2024
EAN: 9781009434751
ISBN: 978-1-009-43475-1
Precio (sin IVA): 113,66 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 118,21 €
Uncovering the many striking female alternatives to patrilineal narratives in medieval texts, Emma O. Bérat explores strategies of writing and illustration that creatively and purposefully depict women's legacies. Genealogy, used to justify a character's present power and project it onto the future, was crucial to medieval political, literary, and historical thought. While patrilineage often limited women to exceptional or passive roles, other genealogical forms that represent and promote women's claims are widespread in medieval texts.