A Companion to Chivalry
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 propensi…
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Weitere Autoren: Coss, Peter (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78744-717-2
- EAN: 9781787447172
- Produktnummer: 33393012
- Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 348 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 8'838 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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