Table of Contents

Introduction: the post-traditional Middle Ages in a postmodern age; 1. The self among others: locating the social self; 2. The speaking self: biography/autobiography; 3. The hidden self: psychoanalysis and the textual unconscience; 4. Literary criticism and the evidence for history; 5. Narrative theory: implications for early annals and chronicles; 6. Narrative theory: functions of fiction in historical writing; 7. Sex and its medieval history; 8. Gender: the 'feminine' and medieval society; 9. Gender: masculinity in medieval forms

Promotional Information

Clear exposition of historical theory Examination of the difference these new theoretically informed approaches have made to the writing of medieval history A short-cut to some of the most exciting developments in historiography

About the Author

Nancy Partner is Professor of History at McGill University, Canada

Reviews

This book contains several pieces of outstanding scholarship, and will prove a much consulted publication. Bjorn Weiler, The Historical Association