Current Approaches to Medieval Historiography
Justin Lake
Abstract In recent decades a variety of approaches have been adopted to wring as much meaning possible out medieval chronicles and narrative histories. Moving past the use these texts merely source material reconstruct history Middle Ages, scholars begun focus an increasing extent on topics such authorial intention, social political function, audience, textual transmission. This essay charts development new historiography, focusing on: 1) analysis fictional elements in history; 2) relationship between politics 3) return manuscripts primary sites historical communication.
History Compass