The essays in this important and fascinating collection explore
the genealogical literature of medieval Britain and France in
relation to issues of identity, the transmission of power, and
cultural, socio-political, and economic developments. By analyzing
the mechanics of cultural and political inheritance and the
processes of shaping a sense of identity and descent, the essays in
this volume direct the reader towards a complex understanding of
genealogical literature and its relationships with other genres,
one which will further debate and research in these areas. The
present collection presents an interdisciplinary approach to the
genealogical literature of the late-medieval period, and brings
together specialists in the fields of history, cultural history and
literature to raise questions of gender, genre, and theoretical
approaches. Broken Lines is also the first book-length
study of genealogical literature to date, an exciting intervention
into this emerging field of interest.
Introduction - Raluca L. Radulescu and Edward Donald Kennedy
Genealogy in Insular Romance - Raluca L. Radulescu
Prophecy, Genealogy, and History in Medieval English Political Discourse - Lesley Coote
A New Pattern for English History: The First Genealogical Rolls of the Kings of England - Olivier de Laborderie
Genealogies of Noble Families in Anglo-Norman - John Spence
Genealogies in Medieval France - Marigold Anne Norbye
Genealogy in Monastic Chronicles in England - Emilia Jamroziak
Genealogy Rewritten: Inheriting the Legendary in Insular Historiography - Matthew Fisher
Genealogy and Gentility: Social Status in Provincial England - Jon Denton
The Antiquity of Scottish Civilization: King-lists and Genealogical Chronicles - Edward Donald Kennedy
Genealogical Narratives and Kingship in Medieval Wales - Nia M. W. Powell
Narrative, Lineage, and Succession in the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut Chronicle - Julia Marvin
Genealogy and Women in the Prose Brut, Especially the Middle English Common Version and its Continuations - Lister M. Matheson
Genealogy and John Hardyng’s Verse Chronicle - Sarah L. Peverley