Medieval chivalry / Richard W. Kaeuper, University of Rochester.
| Author/creator |
Kaeuper, Richard W. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| Description | xv, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Cambridge medieval textbooks Cambridge medieval textbooks. ^A281315 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-419) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015032065 |
| ISBN | 9780521761680 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0521761689 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780521137959 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0521137950 (paperback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | CR4513 .K36 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |