Publication

2019 - Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

87,000 words, Guess

Page Count

348 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781787445420
  • ISBN-101787445429
  • Better World Books9781787445420
  • Open LibraryOL33721223M

Description

"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.0This 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 propensity for violence, and its post-medieval decline and reinvention in the early modern and modern periods. It will be invaluable to the student and the scholar of chivalry alike"--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Topics

EliteRitterTugendChivalryMilitärische EliteMilita rische EliteMedieval Civilization

Other Editions

  • Companion to ChivalryBoydell & Brewer, Incorporated2019

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