Alan Ereira

Terry Jones' Medieval Lives

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Famous for lampooning the medieval world in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Jones has a real passion for and detailed knowledge of the Middle Ages. In Terry Jones' Medieval Lives, his mission is to rescue the Middle Ages from moth-eaten cliches and well-worn platitudes. Behind the stereotypes of damsels in distress and knights in shining armor, there are wonderfully human stories that bring the period to life. Terry will start with the medieval archetypes--the Knight, Peasant, Damsel, Monk, Outlaw, King, Merchant, and Physician--and in the course of unravelling their role and function will introduce a host of colorful real-life charac… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Jones, Terry

ISBN: 978-0-563-52275-1
EAN: 9780563522751
Produktnummer: 1757368
Verlag: Random House UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
Masse: H19.6 cm x B12.3 cm x D1.5 cm 169 g
Abbildungen: 28pp plate sections(35 images)
Gewicht: 169

Über den Autor

Terry Jones is best known as a member of Monty Python but he has also written books on medieval England, Chaucer's Knight, the highly acclaimed Who Murdered Chaucer? and Crusades, as well as Terry Jones' Barbarians, which accompanied a major television series he presented in 2006. He is the author of several children's books including Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories, The Knight and the Squire and The Lady and the Squire. He has directed several feature films: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, Erik the Viking and The Wind in the Willows.Alan Ereira has worked as an award-winning producer and writer of history programmes on radio and television for over 40 years, and has collaborated with Terry for ten years on a number of historical films. His previous books include The People's England, The Invergordon Mutiny, The Heart of the World and (with Terry Jones) Crusades and Terry Jones' Barbarians.