Jerusalem in medieval narrative / Suzanne M. Yeager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeager, Suzanne M., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 72.

Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem--Early works to 1800.

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Christian shrines--Jerusalem--Early works to 1800.

Christian shrines.

Jerusalem--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the early medieval period, crusading brought about new ways of writing about the city of Jerusalem in Europe. By creating texts that embellished the historical relationship between the Holy City and England, English authors endowed their nation with a reputation of power and importance. In Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative, Suzanne Yeager identifies the growth of medieval propaganda aimed at rousing interest in crusading, and analyses how fourteenth-century writers refashioned their sources to create a substantive (if fictive) English role in the fight for Jerusalem. Centring on medieval identity, this study offers assessments of some of the fourteenth century's most popular works, including English pilgrim itineraries, political treatises, the romances Richard, Coeur de Lion and The Siege of Jerusalem, and the prose Book of Sir John Mandeville. This study will be an essential resource for the study of medieval literary history, travel, crusade, and the place of Jerusalem.

Contents:

Introduction : texts and contexts

Pilgrimage to Jerusalem : three accounts by English authors

Craving heritage : portrayals of Richard I and the English quest for Jerusalem in Richard, Coer de Lyon

The crusade of the soul in The siege of Jerusalem

The book of Sir John Mandeville : text of pilgrimage and spiritual reform

Beyond the celestial and terrestrial Jerusalem : the Promised Land in Western Christendom.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-247) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19903-4

1-281-94493-9

9786611944933

0-511-45630-1

0-511-48340-6

0-511-45761-8

0-511-45461-9

0-511-45359-0

0-511-45564-X

OCLC:

476208029