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Writing Medieval History

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Zusatztext 'This book contains several pieces of outstanding scholarship! and will prove a much consulted publication.' Informationen zum Autor Nancy F. Partner is Associate Professor of History at McGill University, specializing in Medieval history, historiography, and critical theory. Klappentext Theories, trends and approaches in the writing of medieval history, explained by a group of expert authors. In recent times postmodernism has influenced all areas of the humanistic disciplines, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about the meaning of historical evidence and our ability to read and interpret it. Medievalists have been notably present in these debates, bringing 'the linguistic turn' to medieval sources and renewing a traditional field with non-traditional subjects and approaches. Writing Medieval History surveys those aspects of theory and its related new subject matters that have become part of the mainstream discipline of medieval history. This book is organized around three major themes: the self or recognizing people in premodern society; literary techniques for reading historical texts; and historicizing sexuality and gender. Within each section are essays on subjects such as the social self, uses of psychoanalysis, and sex and gender in medieval life. This text clearly articulates concepts, defines critical vocabulary and demonstrates how the theory is applied in practice. Inspection copy mailing sent to medieval history academics in October 2003 (UK and Europe). Zusammenfassung In recent times postmodernism has influenced all areas of the humanistic disciplines, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about the meaning of historical evidence and our ability to read and interpret it. Medievalists have been notably present in these debates, bringing 'the linguistic turn' to medieval sources and renewing a traditional field with non-traditional subjects and approaches. Writing Medieval History surveys those aspects of theory and its related new subject matters that have become part of the mainstream discipline of medieval history. This book is organised around three major themes: the self or recognizing people in premodern society; literary techniques for reading historical texts; and historicizing sexuality and gender. Within each section are essays on subjects such as the social self, use of psychoanalysis, and sex and gender in medieval life. This text clearly articulates concepts, defines critical vocabulary and demonstrates how the theory is applied in practice....

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Authors Nancy Partner, Nancy F Partner, Nancy F. Partner
Assisted by Nancy Partner (Editor), Nancy F. Partner (Editor), Partner Nancy F. (Editor)
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.01.2005
 
EAN 9780340808467
ISBN 978-0-340-80846-7
No. of pages 208
Dimensions 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
Series Writing History
Writing History
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries

HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Historiography, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history

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