ReFraMed Histories · Rewriting and (Re-)Framing Memory in Late Medieval Historiography. The Case of Brabant (14th-15th c.)
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2019-09-01 → 2021-08-31
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 175 572 €
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- 1
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- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Средновековните хроники в Брабант, като книгата на Жан д’Енгиен, показват как преводът и пренаписването на текстове променят историческите разкази. Това помага да се разбере как социалните промени и езиковите преводи влияят върху колективната памет и изграждането на идентичността.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
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Rewriting and (Re-)Framing Memory in Late Medieval Historiography. The Case of Brabant (14th-15th c.)
In the past, as today, the canons of historiography were dynamic. Chroniclers frequently took a ‘target culture oriented’ approach and reframed the narratives recorded in their sources to suit the needs and preferences of the new contexts in which their work would be received. In this project, I explored the effects of changing socio-political circumstances on the shaping of collective memories and aimed to reach a understanding sense of the role of historiographical narratives in the construction of (collective) identities. Who were the people involved in the creation, dissemination and reception of history books and dynastic mythologies? How did the social background of these actors influence the content and rewriting of historiographical narratavies? I was curious to find out what happened when chronicles were translated from one language into another. What strategies were used to reshape the narratives for a new audience whose preferred language was not that of the original texts? Which parts needed rewriting? How did translation impact foundation myths and stories about insurrection, legitimacy or just rule? My central case study was Jean d’Enghien’s 15th-c. Livre des cronicques de Brabant. In this compilation French versions of Latin and Dutch chronicles were forged together to form a semi-coherent, continuous narrative. Even though Enghien's project is remarkable, it has received hardly any scholarly attention. Most recent references to Enghien’s chronicle have repeated the observations published by J. Borgnet in 1856. Further research was hampered by the fact that soon after this publication, the copy Borgnet used for his description (the olim Aspremont-Lynden manuscript) disappeared.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
This project will investigate how medieval historiographers employed a range of rewriting strategies to reproduce and subvert narratives of social order and dissent and constructed complex and fluid group identities. The ability of chroniclers to influence the sociopolitical views of their imagined audiences,makes them, in collusion with their patrons, into powerful opinion makers with the ability to reshape social reality. The case study that will be developed here is that of the medieval duchy of Brabant in the Low Countries. Its longstanding and coherent historiographical tradition will facilitate the comparative analysis of the social and political discourses propagated by a number of well-know and anonymous chroniclers over a period of nearly two centuries. Point of departure will be the social and political views of Jan van Boendale, municipal clerk of Antwerp and author of a considerable oeuvre of historiographical and didactic texts. This project will demonstrate how Boendale’s work was reframed by subsequent scribes/authorsto better suit the needs and expectations of new political and social circumstances. Alongside other less canonical texts, this research will present a first in-depth investigation of the 'Livre des cronicques', a compilation of Middle Dutch historiographical texts, translated into French by Jean d’Enghien and dedicated to the Duke of Burgundy. Not only will the project's approach along the lines of narrative theory offer new perspectives on the dynamics of medieval textual culture and pre-modern modes of historiography, it will also yield new insights in processes of transculturation and the importance of languages in the construction of group identities. More generally, results will be of interest to literary scholars, researchers in political theory, historiography and social sciences. The project's engagement with multilingualism and complex identities in composite states is particularly relevant to the Europe of the regions
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN · LeidenКоординаторНидерландия
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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз