Remembering the Crusades in medieval texts and songs : special issue of the Journal of religious history, literature and culture, 2019 / edited by Andrew D Buck and Thomas W. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buck, Andrew D., editor.

Smith, Thomas W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 119 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2019]

Summary:

Exploring Latin texts, as well as Old French, Castilian and Occitan songs and lyrics, R emembering the Crusades in Medieval Texts and Songs takes inspiration from the new ways scholars are looking to trace the dissemination and influence of the memories and narratives surrounding the crusading past in medieval Europe. It contributes to these new directions in crusade studies by offering a more nuanced understanding of the diverse ways in which medieval authors presented events, people and places central to the crusading movement. This volume investigates how the transmission of stories related to suffering, heroism, the miraculous and ideals of masculinity helped to shape ideas of crusading presented in narratives produced in both the Latin East and the West, as well as the importance of Jerusalem in the lyric cultures of southern France, and how the narrative arc of the First Crusade developed from the earliest written and oral responses to the venture.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786835062

1786835061