Livre de Chevalerie
Title | Livre de Chevalerie PDF eBook |
Author | Richard W. Kaeuper |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1996-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812215796 |
Charny was a knight who lived the chivalric life for nearly two decades in a manner thought ideal by his contemporaries, dying appropriately in battle at Poitiers in 1356. He was also the first documented owner of the Shroud of Turin. This volume establishes the cultural context in which Charny lived in the first section and sets forth in the second the French text of Charny's fascinating work alongside an English translation, with full critical apparatus. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Livre de chevalerie
Title | Livre de chevalerie PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffroi de Charny |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1795 |
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Holy Warriors
Title | Holy Warriors PDF eBook |
Author | Richard W. Kaeuper |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2012-06-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812207920 |
The medieval code of chivalry demanded that warrior elites demonstrate fierce courage in battle, display prowess with weaponry, and avenge any strike against their honor. They were also required to be devout Christians. How, then, could knights pledge fealty to the Prince of Peace, who enjoined the faithful to turn the other cheek rather than seek vengeance and who taught that the meek, rather than glorious fighters in tournaments, shall inherit the earth? By what logic and language was knighthood valorized? In Holy Warriors, Richard Kaeuper argues that while some clerics sanctified violence in defense of the Holy Church, others were sorely troubled by chivalric practices in everyday life. As elite laity, knights had theological ideas of their own. Soundly pious yet independent, knights proclaimed the validity of their bloody profession by selectively appropriating religious ideals. Their ideology emphasized meritorious suffering on campaign and in battle even as their violence enriched them and established their dominance. In a world of divinely ordained social orders, theirs was blessed, though many sensitive souls worried about the ultimate price of rapine and destruction. Kaeuper examines how these paradoxical chivalric ideals were spread in a vast corpus of literature from exempla and chansons de geste to romance. Through these works, both clerics and lay military elites claimed God's blessing for knighthood while avoiding the contradictions inherent in their fusion of chivalry with a religion that looked back to the Sermon on the Mount for its ethical foundation.
A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
Title | A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffroi de Charny |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0812208684 |
On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.
Livre de l'ordre de chevalerie
Title | Livre de l'ordre de chevalerie PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Lulle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 77 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Chivalry |
ISBN | 9782729107215 |
Le Livre de l'ordre de la chevalerie
Title | Le Livre de l'ordre de la chevalerie PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Lulle |
Publisher | Guy Trédaniel Editeur |
Pages | 79 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9782857073512 |
L' Ordene de Chevalerie
Title | L' Ordene de Chevalerie PDF eBook |
Author | Hues De Tabarie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2009-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781104161590 |
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