Alongside annals, chronicles were the main genre of historical writing in the Middle Ages. All chronicles raise such questions as by whom, for whom, or for what purpose they were written, how they reconstruct the past, or which literary influences are discernible in them. Their significance as sources for the study of history, literature, linguistics, and art is widely appreciated.
The series
The Medieval Chronicle, published in cooperation with the Medieval Chronicle Society (medievalchronicle.org), provides a representative survey of on-going research in the field of chronicle studies, illustrated by examples from a wide variety of countries, periods, and cultural backgrounds.
Erik Kooper received his MA and Ph.D. from Utrecht University, where he taught Old and Middle English. He published editions of a number of Middle English works, and articles on medieval chronicles such as the Latin Prose
Brut and Robert of Gloucester’s
Chronicle.
Sjoerd Levelt is Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. His most recent books are
The Middle Dutch Brut: An Edition and Translation (2021) and
North Sea Crossings: The Literary Heritage of Anglo-Dutch Relations 1066–1688 (with Ad Putter).
Preface List of Figures Abbreviations List of Contributors
1
Nation–Power–Subjectivity: The Making of National Subjects in Bohemia and Brabant at the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century Éloïse Adde
2
A Medieval Search for the Historical Jesus? The Vita Christi in Ranulf Higden’s Latin Compilation and John Trevisa’s English Translation of the Polychronicon Jane Beal
3
Fragments d’une chronique hébraïque provençale de la seconde moitié du treizième siècle Abraham David
4
Violence and Monasticism in Two Aquitanian Chronicles John France
5
Entre convergences et dissonances, le maître de Paris et d’Acre et l’Estoire d’Outremer Kasser Helou
6
The Structural Character of East Slavic Historiography in Comparative Perspective Jitka Komendová
7
‘The Malicious Barking of Critics’: A Literary-Historical Approach to the topos of Anticipated Criticism Justin Lake
8
The Creation of the Legend: The Pius Prince Dimitrij of Uglich Victoria Legkikh
9
Mousket and ‘Mesire Ernous’ The Portrayal of Arnold IV of Oudenaarde (*c.1175–† 1242) in Philip Mousket’s Chronique rimée (c.1240) as a Means for a Better Understanding of the Chronicler’s Position and Motives Robin Moens
10
Female Indoctrination through the Image: The Case of Crónica Geral de Espanha de 1344 (Ms. A 1, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa) María Pandiello
11
La ‘Matière de Troie’ dans les plus anciennes chroniques d’Europe Centrale Adrien Quéret-Podesta
12
Martin of Opava and Dominican Understandings of Imperial Power in the Later Middle Ages Elisabeth Rolston
13
Review Article: The Bergh Chronicle Manuscript: History of a Codex, a Codex Full of Histories Jelmar Hugen and Anna de Bruyn
Book Reviews
Alison Lewin, Ed. and Trans., Bindino da Travale, Chronicle (1315–1416) Paula Clarke
Anne Curry and Rémy Ambühl, Eds., A Soldiers’ Chronicle of the Hundred Years War: College of Arms Manuscript M9 Edward Donald Kennedy
John Scattergood with Niamh Pattwell & Emma Williams, Trinity College Library Dublin: A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Middle English and Some Old English John Thompson
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