Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe
This original and authoritative text reveals how chivalry was part of the problem of violence in medieval Europe, not merely its solution. The ideal was to internalize restraint in knights, but a close reading of chivalric literature shows chivalry also praised heroic violence by knights. This...
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This original and authoritative text reveals how chivalry was part of the problem of violence in medieval Europe, not merely its solution. The ideal was to internalize restraint in knights, but a close reading of chivalric literature shows chivalry also praised heroic violence by knights. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199244584 (0199244588)
Publish date: June 21st 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 350
Edition language: English
An excellent scholarly view of the effects (and origins) of Chivalry throughout the middle ages and the way the violence within society was support, tempered and ultimately changed through it and despite it.Particularly interesting are the discussions about Chivalric romance and literature and its e...
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