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The History of the Holy War - Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte (Hardcover, New edition)
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The History of the Holy War - Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte (Hardcover, New edition)
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Edition and English translation of eye-witness account of Third
Crusade, with emphasis on Richard the Lionheart. The Estoire de la
Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the
Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third
Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is
the character of Richard the Lion Heart, Ambroise's hero, but the
narrative is also enlivened by short anecdotes, sometimes heroic
and sometimes more down-to-earth, about other participants. It
depicts clearly the privations and sufferings of the ordinary
crusaders, whether at the siege of Acre or on the march, and
provides both a detailed record of events and a personal
perspective on the Islamic warriors and their leaders, in
particular Saladin and Saphadin. Ambroise also shows remarkable
knowledge of contemporary weapons of war, such as siege engines and
types of ship. This, the first new edition of the Estoire since
1897, offers text and prose translation into English. Detailed
notes identify most of the participants and clarify literary,
biblical and historical allusions, while the introduction looks at
historical, literary and philological aspects of the poem and
assesses its significance as literary artefact and historical
record, setting it in context and bringing forward new evidence
about the identity of the poet. Dr MARIANNE AILES is Lecturer at
Wadham College, University of Oxford, and Honorary Research Fellow
at Reading University; MALCOLM BARBER is Professor of History at
Reading University.
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