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035 _a(DE-B1597)9780801469725
035 _a(DE-B1597)478619
035 _a(OCoLC)862209045
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082 0 4 _a942.02072
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aUrbanski, Charity L.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aWriting History for the King :
_bHenry II and the Politics of Vernacular Historiography /
_cCharity L. Urbanski.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2013
300 _a1 online resource (272 p.) :
_b1 chart, 1 map
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tList of Abbreviations --
_tNorman Genealogical Table --
_tMap of the Angevin Empire --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. Situating the Roman de Rou and Chronique des ducs de Normandie --
_t2. Henry II --
_t3. The Roman de Rou --
_t4. The Chronique des ducs de Normandie --
_tConclusion --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aWriting History for the King is at once a reassessment of the reign of Henry II of England (1133-1189) and an original contribution to our understanding of the rise of vernacular historiography in the high Middle Ages. Charity Urbanski focuses on two dynastic histories commissioned by Henry: Wace's Roman de Rou (c. 1160-1174) and Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Chronique des ducs de Normandie (c. 1174-1189). In both cases, Henry adopted the new genre of vernacular historical writing in Old French verse in an effort to disseminate a royalist version of the past that would help secure a grip on power for himself and his children. Wace was the first to be commissioned, but in 1174 the king abruptly fired him, turning the task over to Benoît de Sainte-Maure.Urbanski examines these histories as part of a single enterprise intended to cement the king's authority by enhancing the prestige of Henry II's dynasty. In a close reading of Wace's Rou, she shows that it presented a less than flattering picture of Henry's predecessors, in effect challenging his policies and casting a shadow over the legitimacy of his rule. Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Chronique, in contrast, mounted a staunchly royalist defense of Anglo-Norman kingship. Urbanski reads both works in the context of Henry's reign, arguing that as part of his drive to curb baronial power he sought a history that would memorialize his dynasty and solidify its claim to England and Normandy.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
650 4 _aBiography & Autobiography.
650 4 _aLiterary Studies.
650 4 _aMedieval & Renaissance Studies.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Medieval.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9780801469725
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801469725
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