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Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe

Author: Richard W Kaeuper
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Includes evidence from chivalric literature, chivalric mythology, knights and hermits, the Church and governing power, war and violence, prowess/honor/piety/status, war and tournament, conduct of war, looting and destruction, loyalty, nobility, largesse, formal manners, male bonding, sexual violence, Song of Aspremont, Crowning of Louis, Raoul de Cambrai, The Quest of the Holy Grail, The Death of King Arthur, Robert  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Kaeuper, Richard W.
Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999
(OCoLC)607419110
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard W Kaeuper
ISBN: 0198207301 9780198207306
OCLC Number: 41581803
Description: xi, 338 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The problem of public order and the knights --
Evidence of chivalry and its interpretation --
Knights and piety --
Clergie, chevalerie, and reform --
Chevalerie and royuaute --
English kingship, chivalry, and literature --
The privileged practice of violence --
Knighthood in action --
Social dominance of knights --
Knights, ladies, and love --
Chanson de geste and reform --
Quests and questioning in romance --
Chivalric self-criticism and reform --
Epilogue.
Responsibility: Richard W. Kaeuper.
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Includes evidence from chivalric literature, chivalric mythology, knights and hermits, the Church and governing power, war and violence, prowess/honor/piety/status, war and tournament, conduct of war, looting and destruction, loyalty, nobility, largesse, formal manners, male bonding, sexual violence, Song of Aspremont, Crowning of Louis, Raoul de Cambrai, The Quest of the Holy Grail, The Death of King Arthur, Robert the Devil/Sir Gowther, The Romance of the Wings, The Book of the Order of Chivalry, L'Histoire de Guillaume le Marechal, Livre de chevalerie, Morte Darthur, etc.

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