A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric
culture. Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle
Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition.
More than just a code of ethical behaviour, it shaped literary
tastes, art and manners, as well as social hierarchies, political
events and religious practices; its impact is everywhere. This work
aims to provide an accessible and holistic survey of the subject.
Its chapters, by leading experts in the field, cover a wide range
of areas: the tournament, arms and armour, the chivalric society's
organisation in peace and war, its literature and its landscape.
They also consider the gendered nature of chivalry, its propensity
for violence, and its post-medieval decline and reinvention in the
early modern and modern periods. It will be invaluable to the
student and the scholar of chivalry alike. ROBERT W. JONES is a
Visiting Scholar in History, Franklin and Marshall College; PETER
COSS is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Cardiff University
Contributors: Richard Barber, Joanna Bellis, Matthew Bennett, Sam
Claussen, Peter Coss, Oliver Creighton, David Green, Robert W.
Jones, Megan G. Leitch, Ralph Moffat, Helen J. Nicholson, Clare
Simmons, David Simpkin, Peter Sposato, Louise J. Wilkinson, Matthew
Woodcock
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