Book contents
- Women’s Genealogies in the Medieval Literary Imagination
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
- Women’s Genealogies in the Medieval Literary Imagination
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Book as Bloodline
- Chapter 2 Records on the Landscape
- Chapter 3 Tracing Mobility
- Chapter 4 Mothers and Messengers
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Conclusion
Matrilineal Legacies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2024
- Women’s Genealogies in the Medieval Literary Imagination
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
- Women’s Genealogies in the Medieval Literary Imagination
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Book as Bloodline
- Chapter 2 Records on the Landscape
- Chapter 3 Tracing Mobility
- Chapter 4 Mothers and Messengers
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Summary
Working from the premise that women’s genealogies take as many forms as the political, historical, and ideological interests of those who wrote, illustrated, or patronized them, this concluding chapter outlines some characteristics of such genealogies and new areas of investigation. Genealogies that construct and convey women’s political and spiritual claims frequently accommodate and even emphasize geographical change, disruptions in succession, and the material nature of textuality. Recognizing the political importance and prevalence of matrilineages in medieval texts in turn offers a broader and more nuanced understanding of medieval concepts of maternity and women’s roles as childbearers.
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- Women's Genealogies in the Medieval Literary ImaginationMatrilineal Legacies in the High Middle Ages, pp. 151 - 155Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024