An edition of Authoring the past
(2012)
Authoring the past
history, autobiography, and politics in medieval Catalonia
by Jaume Aurell i Cardona
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Historiography, Kings and rulers, History and criticism, Gesta comitum Barcinonensium, Catalan prose literature, Biography, James i, king of aragon, 1208-1276, Spain, historiography, Romance languages, Literature, history and criticism, Spain, biographyPeople
Bernat Desclot, James I King of Aragon (1208-1276), Pedro IV King of Aragon (1319?-1387), Ramón Muntaner (d. 1336)Places
Catalonia, Spain, Catalonia (Spain)Times
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Authoring the past: history, autobiography, and politics in medieval Catalonia
2012, The University of Chicago Press
in English
0226032329 9780226032320
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Historical writings and historical authors
Gesta Comitum Barchinonensium as genealogy
King James I and his chivalric autobiography
Bernat Desclot: the historian and his chronicle
Ramon Muntaner: ruler, knight, and chronicler
King Peter's Llibre and royal self-representation
Part II: Theories and interpretations
The shift in historical genres
The dawn of Catalan autobiography as chronicle
The authorial logic of the historical text
Catalan chroniclers and poetic license: history, epic, fiction
The emergence of political realism.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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