Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe
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Author
Publication
2001 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
84,500 words, Guess
Page Count
338 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivechivalryviolence00kaeu_740
- ISBN-100199244588
- ISBN-139780199244584
- OCLC Control Number45350048
- Better World Books9780199244584
and 2 more
- Better World BooksP8-CKU-188
- Open LibraryOL27024158M
Classifications
- DDC394.70940902
- LCCCR4513 .K34 2001
Description
This original and authoritative text reveals how chivalry was part of the problem of violence in medieval Europe, not merely its solution. The ideal was to internalize restraint in knights, but a close reading of chivalric literature shows chivalry also praised heroic violence by knights. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe. Includes information on Arthur, Bors, Capetian dynasty, Geoffroi de Charny, Christ, crusade, England, France, Gawain, grail, Pope Gregory VII, Queen Guinevere, Hector, hermits, Lancelot, Lawman, Raymond Llull, William Marshal, Pellinor, Perceval, Don Pero NIno, Richard I, Roland, Round Table, tournaments, Tristam (Tristan), Chretien de Troyes, William of Orange, Sir Yvain, etc.
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