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Literature of the Crusades (Paperback)
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An interdisciplinary approach to sources for our knowledge of the
crusades. The interrelation of so-called "literary" and
"historical" sources of the crusades, and the fluidity of these
categorisations, are the central concerns of the essays collected
here. They demonstrate what the study of literary texts can do for
our historical understanding of the crusading movement, challenging
earlier historiographical assumptions about well-known poems and
songs, and introducing hitherto understudied manuscript sources
which elucidate a rich contemporary compositional culture regarding
the matter of crusade. The volume discusses a wide array of
European textual responses to the medieval crusading movement, from
the Plantagenet and Catalan courts to the Italy of Charles of
Anjou, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Meanwhile, the topics considered
include the connexions between poetry and history in the Latin
First Crusade texts; the historical, codicological and literary
background to Richard the Lionheart's famous song of captivity;
crusade references in the troubadour Cerverà of Girona; literary
culture surrounding Charles of Anjou's expeditions; the use of the
Mélusine legend to strengthen the Lusignans' claim to Cyprus; and
the influence of aristocratic selection criteria in manuscript
traditions of Old French crusade songs. These diverse approaches
are unified in their examination of crusading texts as cultural
artefacts ripe for comparison across linguistic and thematic
divides.
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