Women's Patronage and the Writing of History: Nicholas Trevet's 'Les Cronicles' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Man of Law's Tale'

Author / Editor
Barefield, Laura D.

Title
Women's Patronage and the Writing of History: Nicholas Trevet's 'Les Cronicles' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Man of Law's Tale'

Published
Laura D. Barefield. Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle (New York: Peter Lang, 2003), pp. 37-72.

Description
Barefield contrasts the characterizations of Constance in "Les Cronicles" and MLT, focusing on how female patronage (by Mary of Woodstock) may have encouraged the character's active role in Trevet's version.

Alternative Title
Gender and History in Medieval English Romance and Chronicle.

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.