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Medieval chivalry / Richard W. Kaeuper, University of Rochester.

Van Pelt Library CR4513 .K36 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kaeuper, Richard W., author.
Series:
Cambridge medieval textbooks
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chivalry--Europe--History--To 1500.
Chivalry.
Knights and knighthood--Europe--History--To 1500.
Knights and knighthood.
Civilization, Medieval.
History.
Europe.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xv, 428 pages ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Contents:
Part I. An approach to chivalry: was it real and practical?
The reality of medieval chivalry
Models of medieval chivalry
Part II. Three broad chronological phases
Phase one: knighthood becoming chivalry
Phase two: knighthood and chivalry fuse
Phase three: chivalry beyond formal knighthood
Part III. The privileged practice of violence
Chivalry and war
Tournament
Part IV. Chivalry, governing institutions and ideals
Kings and knights
Chivalry in dialogue with religious ideals
Part V. The world of chivalric emotions
Love and amity, men and women
Anger, wrath, fear, thirst for vengence.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780521761680
0521761689
0521137950
9780521137959
OCLC:
920469728

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