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• W4210403818 abstract "REVIEWS e Construction of Vernacular History in the Anglo-Norman Prose ‘Brut’ Chronicle: e Manuscript Culture of Medieval England. By J M. (Writing History in the Middle Ages, ) York: York Medieval Press. . xv+ pp.£. ISBN ––––. e Anglo-Norman Prose Brut exists in over fiy manuscripts (p. ) and was translated into both English and Latin, but has suffered scholarly neglect because of its anonymity, large manuscript tradition, appearance in substantially different versions, lack of a standard title, and presentation in a version of French long dismissed as ‘colonial’ (p. ). Julia Marvin’s work, both in this monograph and in her edition/translation of the Oldest Version (composed –), makes such neglect now inexcusable (e Oldest Anglo-Norman Prose ‘Brut’: An Edition and Translation, ed. by Julia Marvin (Woodbridge: Boydell, )). Her monograph demonstrates the Brut’s ability to illuminate ‘habits of reading and writing, the growth of literacy and the book trade, the continuing role of Anglo-Norman and the development of Middle English prose’ (p. ). Marvin also argues that the AngloNorman Prose Brut’s widely circulated representation of British history requires scholars to re-evaluate ideas about how Rome, King Arthur, Trojan origins, the Norman Conquest, rape, and polity were understood in late medieval Britain. Part  examines the Oldest Version in relation to sources and analogues in Latin and French (Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae, Wace’s Roman de Brut, Gaimar’s Estoire des Engleis, and the Barlings Chronicle). Marvin claims that the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut presents a distinctive portrait of governance, society, kingship, war, conquest, violence, and women. Chapters  and  argue that it diminishes the emphasis on Rome found in analogue texts, criticizes British imperialist ambitions on the Continent, emphasizes war’s social toll, and models a kingship rooted in collaborative decision-making and individual connection to all subjects. Chapter  examines the roles of women as seductresses, rulers, engineers of murder, and survivors of rape. Chapter  demonstrates that in the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut Arthur is depicted not as a lover but as a governor and warrior who is ‘kind to the poor and helpless, [. . .] just and attentive to his loyal baronage’ (p. ). Chapter  argues that the Brut presents Britain’s history as one of unity and clear succession despite multiple conquests, interrupted successions, and divisions between peoples. Part  studies individual manuscripts to consider how medieval audiences engaged with the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut. Chapter  demonstrates the challenges of tracing connections among the heterogeneous manuscripts. Chapter  discusses texts with which the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut circulated, concluding that it was not seen as analogous to romance and that it tends to be grouped with French or Latin works. Chapter  studies various manuscripts’ ordinatio, apparatus, and annotation , suggesting that the heterogeneity evinced is ‘a cautionary example against overreading the evidence found in manuscripts of works surviving in sole or few  Reviews copies’ (p. ). Chapter  analyses illustrations, indicating an emphasis on kings and genealogy in insular manuscripts and de luxe illustrations in some continental manuscripts. e book concludes with a fascinating consideration of Merlin’s depiction in the Oldest and Long versions, and its implications for the understanding of history. e Oldest Version emphasizes Merlin’s wisdom and ingenuity, downplaying his supernatural aspects, while the Long Version emphasizes his prophetic powers. Marvin argues that the Long Version’s emphasis constructs a reader desirous of ‘more certitude than ordinary human observation of the world can supply’ while the Oldest Version represents history as a repository of past events that may, if interpreted properly, enable individuals to avoid the mistakes of the past (p. ). e Oldest Version suggests, however, that this repository demands active interpretation , with no guarantees that the interpreter will get it right or be heeded by those in power. is reflection on the appeals of history-reading, and of different versions of the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut, makes a fitting conceptual conclusion, but does not provide an overview of the book’s contents; for that one must consult the Introduction. Marvin’s book is a vital guide to the Anglo-Norman Prose Brut, indicating the importance of its substantial manuscript corpus. e chapter introductions and conclusions admirably situate the reader within a mass of..." @default.
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• W4210403818 title "The Construction of Vernacular History in the Anglo-Norman Prose ‘Brut’ Chronicle: The Manuscript Culture of Medieval England by Julia Marvin" @default.
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