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• Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
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• Release Date : 23 May 2024

A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture.

• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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• Release Date : 22 June 2000

This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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• Release Date : 13 April 2019

Guibert of Ghent is only 7 years old when he arrives at his uncle's castle to become a knight and study chivalry. But learning the Ancient Code of Chivalry turns out

• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
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• Release Date : 10 June 2019

The extensively revised and expanded version of the acclaimed Companion to Chaucer An essential text for both established scholars and those seeking to expand their knowledge of Chaucer studies, A

• Publisher : DS Brewer
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• Release Date : 23 May 2024

The early thirteenth-century French prose Lancelot-Grail Cycle (or Vulgate Cycle) brings together the stories of Arthur with those of the Grail, a conjunction of materials that continues to fascinate the

• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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• Release Date : 19 May 2016

Richard Kaeuper presents a new analysis of chivalry, re-interpreting it as a fundamental aspect of medieval society.

• Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
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• Release Date : 27 April 2012

What does it mean to be a man? When a culture fails to answer that properly, the results can be disastrous. For men it can lead to broken identity, overcrowded

• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
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• Release Date : 26 December 2012

Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural

• Publisher : DS Brewer
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• Release Date : 23 May 2024

A fine collection...an excellent introduction to Chrétien's world and work. Highly recommended. CHOICE Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on

• Publisher : Penn State Press
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• Release Date : 01 November 2010

It is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christine