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Alongside annals, chronicles were the main genre of historical writing in the Middle Ages. Their significance as sources for the study of medieval history and culture is today widely recognised not only by historians, but also by students of medieval literature and linguistics and by art historians. The series The Medieval Chronicle aims to provide a representative survey of the on-going research in the field of chronicle studies, illustrated by examples from specific chronicles from a wide variety of countries, periods and cultural backgrounds.
There are several reasons why the chronicle is particularly suited as the topic of a yearbook. In the first place there is its ubiquity: all over Europe and throughout the Middle Ages chronicles were written, both in Latin and in the vernacular, and not only in Europe but also in the countries neighbouring on it, like those of the Arabic world. Secondly, all chronicles raise such questions as by whom, for whom, or for what purpose were they written, how do they reconstruct the past, what determined the choice of verse or prose, or what kind of literary influences are discernable in them. Finally, many chronicles have been beautifully illuminated, and the relation between text and image leads to a wholly different set of questions.
The Medieval Chronicle is published in cooperation with the Medieval Chronicle Society (medievalchronicle.org).
There are several reasons why the chronicle is particularly suited as the topic of a yearbook. In the first place there is its ubiquity: all over Europe and throughout the Middle Ages chronicles were written, both in Latin and in the vernacular, and not only in Europe but also in the countries neighbouring on it, like those of the Arabic world. Secondly, all chronicles raise such questions as by whom, for whom, or for what purpose were they written, how do they reconstruct the past, what determined the choice of verse or prose, or what kind of literary influences are discernable in them. Finally, many chronicles have been beautifully illuminated, and the relation between text and image leads to a wholly different set of questions.
The Medieval Chronicle is published in cooperation with the Medieval Chronicle Society (medievalchronicle.org).
Price: $95.50
Pages: 296
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
09 November 2017
ISBN: 9789004341586
Format: Paperback
"Přechod k novému vydavateli umožnil lepší grafickou úpravu stránky a užití nového typu písma, především pak umístění poznámek pod text místo na konec studií (Trl.: The transition to a new publisher enabled a better graphic design of the page and the use of a new font, above all then placing notes below the text instead of at the end of the studies.) [...] Významnou inovací oproti předchozím ročníkům je zařazení
recenzí prací o středověkých kronikách (Trl.: A significant innovation compared to previous years is the inclusion reviews of works on medieval chronicles.) [...] Publikované příspěvky se, jak je u časopisu The Medieval Chronicle obvyklé, vyznačují vysokou odbornou úrovní. Chvályhodná je také snaha editorů zařazovat tématicky různorodé příspěvky, stejně jako příspěvky z různých geografických a společenských prostředí, což umožňuje srovnávání historiografických textů z různých oblastí Evropy a zjišťování jejích společných rysů i místních specifik" (Trl.: As is usual for The Medieval Chronicle, the published contributions are characterized by a high professional level. The effort of the editors to include thematically diverse contributions, as well as contributions from different geographical and social environments, is also commendable, which enables the comparison of historiographical texts from different regions of Europe and the identification of its common features and local specificities.)
Marie Bláhova in Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica 20/2, 2017, 198-202
Marie Bláhova in Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica 20/2, 2017, 198-202
Erik Kooper received both his MA and Ph.D. degrees from Utrecht University, where he taught Old and Middle English until his retirement in 2007. Since then he has regularly taught courses and given guest lectures both at his own university, the Nijmegen Radboud University, and abroad. His recent publications include an edition of the Middle English poem Arthur (2011), and several articles, mostly on Middle English historiographical texts.
Sjoerd Levelt is Assistant Professor at the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas at Bilkent University, Ankara. He studied Dutch and English Medieval Studies in Amsterdam, Berkeley and Oxford, received his Ph.D. in Combined Historical Studies at the Warburg Institute, and previously taught at the Universities of Exeter and Sussex. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Society for Renaissance Studies Book Prize 2012.
Sjoerd Levelt is Assistant Professor at the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas at Bilkent University, Ankara. He studied Dutch and English Medieval Studies in Amsterdam, Berkeley and Oxford, received his Ph.D. in Combined Historical Studies at the Warburg Institute, and previously taught at the Universities of Exeter and Sussex. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Society for Renaissance Studies Book Prize 2012.