First full-length collection on one of the most significant and influential historians of the medieval period. The Gesta Normannorum ducum and Historia ecclesiastica of Orderic Vitalis are widely regarded as landmarks in the development of European historical writing and, as such, are essential sources of medieval history forstudents and scholars alike. The essays here consider Orderic's life and works, presenting new research on existing topics within Orderic studies and opening up new directions for future analysis and debate. They offer fresh interpretations from across the disciplines of medieval manuscript studies, English-language studies, archaeology, theology, and cultural memory studies; they also revisit established readings. Charles C. Rozier gained hisPhD from the University of Durham; Daniel Roach gained his PhD from the University of Exeter; Giles E.M. Gasper is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Durham; Elizabeth van Houts is Honorary Professor of Medieval European History, University of Cambridge. Contributors: William M. Aird, Emily Albu, James G. Clark, Vincent Debiais, Mark Faulkner, Giles E. M. Gasper, Veronique Gazeau, Estelle Ingrand-Varenne, Elisabeth Megier, Thomas O'Donnell, Benjamin Pohl, Daniel Roach, Thomas Roche, Charles C. Rozier, Sigbjorn Olsen Sonnesyn, Kathleen Thompson, Elisabeth van Houts, Anne-Sophie Vigot,Jenny Weston

About the Author
CHARLES C. ROZIER is Lecturer in Medieval Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Daniel Roach gained his PhD from the University of Exeter. Elisabeth van Houts is Honorary Professor of European Medieval History, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Emmanuel College. Giles E.M. Gasper is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Durham Daniel Roach gained his PhD from the University of Exeter. CHARLES C. ROZIER is Lecturer in Medieval Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Elisabeth van Houts is Honorary Professor of European Medieval History, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Emmanuel College. Giles E.M. Gasper is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Durham THOMAS O'DONNELL is Associate Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Fordham University, New York, USA.

Reviews
A strength of the volume is that it is truly and candidly interdisciplinary. The subtitle Interpretations stresses this: the value of the book is as much in the number of different angles on Orderic as it is in the new insights it offers into Orderic himself. * HISTORY *
[T]his volume offers new perspectives suggesting that a more interdisciplinary approach to medieval historical texts is worthwhile, and it will surely benefit any student or scholar of the period. * COMITATUS *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783274024
Author Charles C. Rozier
Format Paperback
Page Count 430
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g