England in Europe - English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c.1000-c.1150 (Hardcover)

In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of the thelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor. Tyler offers a bold literary and historical analysis of both texts and reveals how the two queens actively engaged in the patronage of history-writing and poetry to exercise their royal authority. Tyler's innovative combination of attention to intertextuality and regard for social networks emphasizes the role of women at the centre of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman court literature. In doing so, she argues that both Emma and Edith's negotiation of conquests and factionalism created powerful models of queenly patronage that were subsequently adopted by individuals such as Queen Margaret of Scotland, Countess Adela of Blois, Queen Edith/Matilda, and Queen Adeliza. England in Europe sheds new lighton the connections between English, French, and Flemish history-writing and poetry and illustrates the key role Anglo-Saxon literary culture played in European literature long after 1066.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
Release date:	April 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Elizabeth Muir Tyler
Dimensions:	236 x 159 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-4072-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	1-4426-4072-3
Barcode:	9781442640726

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