The Book of the Knight Zifar

The Book of the Knight Zifar
Title The Book of the Knight Zifar PDF eBook
Author Charles L. Nelson
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 509
Release 2021-12-14
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0813194911

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The Book of the Knight Zifar (or Cifar), Spain's first novel of chivalry, is the tale of a virtuous but unfortunate knight who has fallen from grace and must seek redemption through suffering and good deeds. Because of a curse that repeatedly deprives him of that most important of knightly accoutrements—his horse—Zifar and his family must flee their native India and wander through distant lands seeking to regain their rank and fortune. A series of mishaps divides the family, and the novel follows their separate adventures—alternatively heroic, comic, and miraculous—until at length they are reunited and their honor restored. The anonymous author of Zifar based his early fourteenth-century novel on the medieval story of the life of St. Eustacius, but onto this trunk he grafted a surprising variety of narrative types: Oriental tales of romance and magic, biblical stories, moralizing fables popular since the Middle Ages, including several from Aesop, and instructions in the rules of proper knightly conduct. Humor in the form of puns, jokes, and old proverbs also runs through the novel. In particular, the foolish/wise Knave offers a comic contrast to the heroic Knight, whom he must continually rescue through the application of common sense. Zifar was to have an important influence on later Spanish literature, and perhaps on Cervantes' great tale of a knight and his squire, Don Quixote. All those with an interest in Spanish literature and medieval life will be grateful for Mr. Nelson's excellent translation, which brings to life this extraordinary early novel.

Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile

Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile
Title Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile PDF eBook
Author Samuel A. Claussen
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
Pages 245
Release 2020
Genre History
ISBN 1783275464

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First full investigation in English into the role played by chivalric ideology, and its violent results, in late medieval Castile.

The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia

The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia
Title The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia PDF eBook
Author E. Michael Gerli
Publisher Routledge
Pages 589
Release 2021-05-30
Genre Art
ISBN 1351809784

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The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia: Unity in Diversity draws together the innovative work of renowned scholars as well as several thought-provoking essays from emergent academics, in order to provide broad-range, in-depth coverage of the major aspects of the Iberian medieval world. Exploring the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic history of the Iberian Peninsula, the volume includes 37 original essays grouped around fundamental themes such as Languages and Literatures, Spiritualities, and Visual Culture. This interdisciplinary volume is an excellent introduction and reference work for students and scholars in Iberian Studies and Medieval Studies. SERIES EDITOR: BRAD EPPS SPANISH LIST ADVISOR: JAVIER MUÑOZ-BASOLS

Alfonso X, the Learned

Alfonso X, the Learned
Title Alfonso X, the Learned PDF eBook
Author H. Salvador Mart Nez
Publisher BRILL
Pages 612
Release 2010
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9004181474

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A truly groundbreaking book, presenting a portrait of Alfonso X, monarch and medieval intellectual "par excellence," and the extraordinary cultural history of Spain at that time.

Black and Slave

Black and Slave
Title Black and Slave PDF eBook
Author David M. Goldenberg
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 369
Release 2017-05-22
Genre Religion
ISBN 3110522470

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The series Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) publishes monographs and collected volumes which explore the reception history of the Bible in a wide variety of academic and cultural contexts. Closely linked to the multi-volume project Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), this book series is a publication platform for works which cover the broad field of reception history of the Bible in various religious traditions, historical periods, and cultural fields. Volumes in this series aim to present the material of reception processes or to develop methodological discussions in more detail, enabling authors and readers to more deeply engage and understand the dynamics of biblical reception in a wide variety of academic fields. Further information on „The Bible and Its Reception“.

Literatures of Alchemy in Medieval and Early Modern England

Literatures of Alchemy in Medieval and Early Modern England
Title Literatures of Alchemy in Medieval and Early Modern England PDF eBook
Author Eoin Bentick
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
Pages 224
Release 2022-11-15
Genre
ISBN 1843846446

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Explores the myriad ways in which alchemy was conceptualised by adepts and sceptics alike, from those with recourse to a fully functioning laboratory to those who did not know their pelican from their athanor!

Private Honour and Noble Masculine Image in Early Modern England

Private Honour and Noble Masculine Image in Early Modern England
Title Private Honour and Noble Masculine Image in Early Modern England PDF eBook
Author Erika D'Souza
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 171
Release 2022-11-04
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1000774287

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Robert Sidney, the first Earl of Leicester (1563–1626), serves as an exemplar of an Elizabethan nobleman who had in his collection a body of work pertinent to the subject of masculine honour in the private realm. Understanding the nuances and evolution of the term private honour as it is represented in Sidney’s artefacts, as well as in the public discourse of the era, is the work and contribution of this book. The permeability between the private and public spheres led to an emergence of new forms of masculine representation. In a time when manhood was intertwined with militaristic qualities (such as courage, strength and fortitude), my investigation shows that in the domestic sphere, a gentler version of masculinity, encouraging humility, constancy and modesty, was fostered amongst the nobility. While worries of effeminacy certainly existed, there also was a strong discourse that encourage men to adopt so-called feminine virtues within the private sphere.