Abstract
This chapter uses a gendered lens to examine how individuals' identity changed over the course of their life-cycle in two of Wace's poems: the Roman de Brut - his retelling of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Brittonum_ - and the Roman de Brut - his verse history of the Normans. Following Patricia Skinner's challenge to consider the potential for rupture and repetition in the life-cycle, the chapter examines the following themes evident in both poems: the uncertainty surrounding succession, the conduct of rulers, the effects of old age, the order of marriage and children, and the importance of otherwise anonymous groups (peasants, old women) at moments of crisis.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Lives, Identities and Histories in the Central Middle Ages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 246-263 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781107160804 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- Wace
- Norman
- Anglo-Norman
- Gender
- Life-cycle
- Roman de Rou
- Roman de Brut
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