The Talisman
The second of Tales of the Crusaders, The Talisman is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189 - 92). Scott constructs a story of chivalric action, apparently adopting a medieval romance view of the similarities in the values of both sides. But disguise is the leading theme of the tale: it is not just that characters frequently wear clothing that conceals their identity, but that professions and cultures hide their true nature. In this novel the Christian leaders are divided by a factious criminality, and are contrasted to the magnanimity and decisiveness of Saladin, the leader of the Moslem armies. In a period when the west was fasc…
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Weitere Autoren: Garside, Peter / Hewitt, David / Ellis, J. B. (Hrsg.) / Alexander, J. H. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7486-0582-8
- EAN: 9780748605828
- Produktnummer: 20569904
- Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
- Masse: H22.6 cm x B14.8 cm x D3.2 cm 678 g
- Abbildungen: glossaries
- Gewicht: 678
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
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John Ellis
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