The Medieval Chronicle 16: (16 The Medieval Chronicle)

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.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
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).