French Chivalry Chivalric Ideas and Practices in Mediaeval France / by Sidney Painter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Medieval.

Civilization.

Chivalry.

France.

France--Civilization--History.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (viii, 179 pages))

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Chivalric ideas and practices in mediaeval France.

Place of Publication:

Johns Hopkins University Press

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chivalry denotes the ideals and practices considered suitable for a noble. The word itself is reminiscent of the aristocratic society of medieval France dominated by mounted warriors. As early as the eleventh century, several different views of chivalric standards and behavior had appeared. During the next four hundred years, these conceptions of the ideal nobleman were developed by and for the feudal ruling class. Sidney Painter studies chivalry from the perspectives of both social history and the history of ideas. The first chapter provides readers unfamiliar with medieval history the background required for understanding the chapters on chivalry.

Contents:

The nobles of France

Feudal chivalry

Religious chivalry

Courtly love

Criticisms and compromises.

Notes:

The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No derivatives 4.0 International License

Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-0513-9

OCLC:

1131897319