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Literature of the Crusades by Simon Thomas Parsons; Ruth Harvey; Simon John; Carol Sweetenham; Dr Stephen J. Spencer; Luca Barbieri; Miriam Cabr; Anna Radaelli; Charmaine Lee; Jean Dunbabin; Helen J. Nicholson; Linda Paterson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Literature of the Crusades about?

An interdisciplinary approach to sources for our knowledge of the crusades.The interrelation of so-called'literary'and'historical'sources of the crusades, and the fluidity of these categorisations, are the central concerns of the essays collected here. They demonstrate what the study of literary texts can do for our historical understanding of the crusading movement, challenging earlier historiographical assumptions about well-known poems and songs, and introducing hitherto understudied manuscript sources which elucidate a rich contemporary compositional culture regarding the matter of crusade. The volume discusses a wide array of European textual responses to the medieval crusading movement, from the Plantagenet and Catalan courts to the Italy of Charles of Anjou, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Meanwhile, the topics considered include the connexions between poetry and history in the Latin First Crusade texts; the historical, codicological and literary background to Richard the Lionheart's famous song of captivity; crusade references in the troubadour Cerverí of Girona; literary culture surrounding Charles of Anjou's expeditions; the use of the Mélusine legend to strengthen the Lusigna

Who reads Literature of the Crusades?

Author

Simon Thomas Parsons; Ruth Harvey; Simon John; Carol Sweetenham; Dr Stephen J. Spencer; Luca Barbieri; Miriam Cabr; Anna Radaelli; Charmaine Lee; Jean Dunbabin; Helen J. Nicholson; Linda Paterson

Publisher

D.S. Brewer, an imprint of Boydell & Brewster Ltd

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781787441736

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Criticism, Historical Fiction