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Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe by Kaeuper, Richard W. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe about?
Medieval Europe was a rapidly developing society with a problem of violent disorder. Professor Kaeuper's original and authoritative study reveals that chivalry was not simply part of the solution. Chivalry praised heroic violence by knights, and fused such displays of prowess with honour, piety, high status, and attractiveness to women. Though the vast body of chivalric literature, here examined, praises chivalry as necessary to civilization, most texts also worry over knightly violence, criticize all ideals and practices of chivalry, and often propose reforms. The knights themselves joined the debate, absorbing some reforms, ignoring others, sometimes proposing their own. Complexity likewise characterized the interaction of chivalry with major governing institutions ('church'and'state') emerging at the same time: kings and clerics both needed and feared the force of knighthood. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe.
Who reads Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kaeuper, Richard W.
- Publisher
- Langara College
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786610445363
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Literary Fiction, Folklore
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (41 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14