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The new Solomon : Robert of Naples (1309-1343) and fourteenth-century kingship / by Samantha Kelly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Samantha, 1968-
- Series:
- Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 48.
- The medieval Mediterranean, 0928-5520 ; v. 48
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naples (Kingdom)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Naples (Kingdom).
- Naples (Kingdom)--History--Anjou dynasty, 1268-1442.
- Robert, King of Naples, approximately 1275-1343.
- Robert.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Treating kingship as a joint enterprise of king and court, this study draws on a range of sources from chronicles and popular poetry to diplomatic and archival records, to reassess the major issues of Robert's reign and underscore the importance of image-making and negotiation to his rule.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Patronage; CHAPTER THREE Piety; CHAPTER FOUR Justice; CHAPTER FIVE Prudence; CHAPTER SIX Wisdom; CHAPTER SEVEN Wise Kingship and the Fourteenth Century; Appendix: Angevin Dynastic Sermons from Robert's Reign; Bibliography; Index; Plate Section
- Notes:
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Northwestern University, 1998) presented under the title: A second Solomon: The theory and practice of kingship at the court of Robert of Naples (1309-1343).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-330) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46719-3
- 9786610467198
- 1-4237-1224-2
- 90-474-0193-X
- OCLC:
- 171583149
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