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Literature of the Crusades (Hardcover)
Simon Thomas Parsons, Linda Paterson; Contributions by Ruth Harvey, Simon Thomas Parsons, Simon John, …
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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 Cerveri of Girona; literary
culture surrounding Charles of Anjou's expeditions; the use of the
Melusine 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 comparisonacross linguistic and thematic
divides. SIMON THOMAS PARSONS teaches Medieval History at Royal
Holloway, University of London and King's College London; LINDA
PATERSON is Professor Emerita at Warwick University. Contributors:
Luca Barbieri, Miriam Cabre, Jean Dunbabin, Ruth Harvey, Simon
John, Charmaine Lee, Helen J. Nicholson, Simon Parsons, Anna
Radaelli, Stephen Spencer, Carol Sweetenham.
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Literature of the Crusades (Paperback)
Simon Thomas Parsons, Linda Paterson; Contributions by Ruth Harvey, Simon Thomas Parsons, Simon John, …
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R782
Discovery Miles 7 820
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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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.
Reviewing the first volume in this series, Christopher Allmand,
writing in English Historical Review, said: Once again, a volume of
papers published by the Boydell Press has made a useful
interdisciplinary contribution to an important and difficult
subject. Historians may read this book with profit.' But not only
historians, for the contributions to these volumes are
wide-ranging, and cover all aspects of culture in the middle ages,
with a strong emphasis on continental literature.
New critical edition of complete work of 12c Occitanian troubadour
Marcabru, crucial figure in development of European courtly lyric.
One of the earliest troubadours, Marcabru was a remarkable artist
and entertainer, and a figure of crucial importance to the
development of the European courtly lyric. His blistering attacks
on contemporary court society reveal anintellectual insider's view
of the clash between clerical morality and the emerging secular
ethics of love and courtesy. His fervent, often acerbic engagement
with contemporary events also provides a unique southern
perspective on political upheavals and crusading movements in
twelfth-century Occitania and northern Spain. This new critical
edition, the first for nearly 100 years, makes his complete corpus
accessible to a wide readership, supplying translations, full
critical apparatus, and copious textual notes, with a substantial
glossary of Marcabru's extraordinarily inventive vocabulary. The
introduction supplies historical information, discussion of the
poet's language, andan analysis of the manuscript transmission. It
also raises fresh issues of troubadour versification techniques in
this formative period, and engages in a new way with the current
debate about editorial methodology and medieval textual criticism.
[Leaflet blurb - see AN]
Latest research on the chivalric ethos of western Europe 10c-15c.
from the practical [houses, armour], to the intellectual [concept
of holy war, loyalty, etc.] These eight papers from the Strawberry
Hill Conference cover a wide area, but common themes emerge. One
group of essays deals with the embellishments of lordship, both
architectural and heraldic, studying residences and also
developments in armour. A second group concerns ideals which
motivated the aristocracy of western Europe, from the late 10th to
the 15th centuries: romances, the Peace movement of Aquitaine, holy
war, and loyalty. Concentration on rationalism and free will in the
writings of the cultural circle which revolved around Sir John
Fastolf is identified as an important element in the development of
the English Renaissance. Professor CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILLteaches
in the Department of History, University of East Anglia; Dr RUTH
HARVEY is lecturer in French, Royal Holloway and Bedford New
College. Contributors: ADRIAN AILES, JEFFREY ASHCROFT, CHARLES
COULSON, JONATHAN HUGHES, JANE MARTINDALE, PETER NOBLE, MATTHEW
STRICKLAND, ANN WILLIAMS
Cumulatively [the volumes] are of increasing value as repositories
of scholarship on the multi-dimensional subject of knighthood ...
highly informative and useful. ALBION Studies treating a wide
variety of aspects of knighthood. Topics include the way in which
the word "knight" has been used, studying the terminology and
ritual concerned with "making a knight"; the circumstances and
implications ofthe knighting of the social elite of England between
1066 and 1272; the difficulties of distinguishing between knight
and clerk, as exemplified by Abelard's multi-faceted image; the
debt which Geoffrey de Charny's treatise on chivalry owes to the
ideas and ideals of knighthood in Arthurian prose romances; and the
linguistic competence of the twelfth-century knightly classes as
courtly audience of troubadour song. There are also important
contributions onthe warhorse; and on the fortifications of
fourteenth-century English towns, arguing that they were more the
expression of bourgeois aspirations than a response to serious
military threat. Professor STEPHEN CHURCH teaches in the Department
of History, University of East Anglia; Dr RUTH HARVEY is lecturer
in French, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. Contributors:
RICHARD BARBER, MATTHEW BENNETT, JONATHAN BOULTON, MICHAEL CLANCHY,
CHARLES COULSON, RUTH HARVEY, ELSPETH KENNEDY, AD PUTTER
This wide-ranging and instructive collection makes a valuable
addition to the fast-growing body of work on medieval chivalry.'
HISTORY
Latest research on the chivalric ethos of western Europe,10c-15c,
from the practical (houses, armour) to the intellectual [conceptof
holy war, loyalty, etc.]. The Strawberry Hill conferences on
medieval knighthood, from which these volumes spring, aim to bring
together historians and literary scholars whose interests focus on
medieval chivalry, to bridge the gulf between the two areas of
specialisation and explore matters of common interest. Eight papers
cover a wide area, both territorially and chronologically,but
common themes emerge. One group of essays deals with the
embellishments of lordship, both architectural and heraldic,
studying residences and also developments in armour. A second group
concerns ideals which motivated the aristocracy of western Europe,
from the late 10th to the 15th centuries: romances, the Peace
movement ofAquitaine, holy war, and loyalty; concentration on
rationalism and free will in thewritings of the cultural circle
which revolved around Sir John Fastolfis identified as an important
element in the development of the EnglishRenaissance. Professor
CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL teaches in the Department of History,
University of East Anglia; Dr RUTH HARVEY is lecturer in French at
Royal Holloway, University of London. Contributors: ADRIAN AILES,
JEFFREY ASHCROFT, CHARLES COULSON,JONATHAN HUGHES, JANE MARTINDALE,
PETER NOBLE, MATTHEW STRICKLAND,ANN WILLIAMS.
How does being with children offer us a glimpse of God? On our
adult faith journey, do we remember the wisdom of our own childhood
thoughts? And in what ways are we, as adults, open to the wisdom
that children in our midst share about God, faith, life, death and
spirituality? Being in the company of children - as a new mother
hungry for soul food - led Ruth Harvey to ask these questions, and
to share them with a range of about 30 others - some parents,
adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents, godparents, aunts,
uncles, foster siblings - which resulted in this original
collection of stories, reflections, meditations, poems, songs and
dialogues. The contributions, including pieces by Peter Millar,
Donald Eadie, Yvonne Morland, Em Strang, Ellen Moxley and Neil
Paynter, explore how the wisdom shared by children in what they say
and do can lead us closer to God. They explore themes of adoption,
parenting, illness, disability, birth, death, passion and more.
Ready or Not can be used for personal reflection, group studies and
in worship - it offers resources and inspiration for finding God
and spirituality in the midst of the busyness, messiness, pressure,
nurturing, despair and joy of life.
The medieval English allegorical poem, The Court of Sapience, was
written in the middle of the fifteenth century by an unknown
author. It is best described as an encyclopaedia: in the allegory
the poet describes the nature and activities of wisdom in all its
aspects. He includes a moving account of the fall of a man and his
restoration by divine wisdom; then he leads his dreamer through a
landscape where all the traditional beauties of nature are
catalogued and assigned their properties. The visit to the castle
of Sapience, inhabited by all the branches of learning and the
seven restorative virtues, completes the poem as we have it. The
first edition was an early production of Caxton's press, and it was
reprinted by his successor, Wynkyn de Worde. This is a new edition
of Caxton's text of the poem. Variant readings from the extant
manuscripts have investigated in detail and are discussed in the
lengthy introduction and extensive commentary. The poem is an
attractive work in itself, and has been admired by C.S. Lewis and
other modern critics. It is also a valuable witness to the taste of
the early Tudor period.
A major contribution to knowledge of medieval Occitan literature.
Best known for their love-songs and invention of Courtly Love, the
troubadours were also fascinated by debate. Like their
contemporaries throughout the medieval world who sharpened their
wit and intellect on scholastic disputations, the troubadours
devised their entire, multifaceted lyric production on the basis of
many forms of dialogue: intertextual debates, satirical challenges,
self-questioning, mini-dramas. This debating process is nowhere
more in evidence than in the troubadour tensos and partimens. This
three-volume critical edition makes available for the first time
the massive corpus of 160 tensos and partimens involving real
speakers.They supply a mine of new information on the medieval
Occitan language, contemporary politics, courtly and judicial
mores, and attitudes to gender, class, and ethnic stereotypes,
often presenting a picture of courtly life, love and sexual
relations very different from that of the better-known love-lyric.
The edition meets the highest standards of scholarly rigour: the
notes and critical apparatus are as minimal as scholarly probity
allows but alwayshelpful and well-argued, taking due account of
previous scholarship, and the translations clear, accurate and
elegant. A cumulative index, bibliography and glossary aid access
to these volumes which fill one of the last major gapsin our
knowledge of medieval Occitan literature. RUTH HARVEY is Professor
of medieval Occitan literature at Royal Holloway, University of
London; LINDA PATERSON is Professor Emerita of French at the
University of Warwick. They were assisted by Anna Radaelli.
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