This study provides a new overview of chivalry, which formed a fundamental element of medieval society. Chivalry shaped elite warrior status and profession, influenced warfare and violence, took on religious piety, and shaped ideas of love and relations between men and women of high status throughout half a millennium of early European history.
This study provides a new overview of chivalry, which formed a fundamental element of medieval society. Chivalry shaped elite warrior status and profession, influenced warfare and violence, took on religious piety, and shaped ideas of love and relations between men and women of high status throughout half a millennium of early European history.
Richard W. Kaeuper is Professor of History at the University of Rochester and Donald Bullough Fellow at the Medieval Institute, University of St Andrews. His previous positions include R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Fellow at the Huntington Library (1999-2000), R. T. French Professor at the University of Oxford (1980-1) and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1982). His previous publications include Holy Warriors (2009), Chivalry and Violence (1999), The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny (with Elspeth Kennedy, 1996) and War, Justice and Public Order (1989).
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. An Approach to Chivalry: Was It Real and Practical?: 1. The reality of medieval chivalry 2. Models of medieval chivalry Part II. Three Broad Chronological Phases: 3. Phase one: knighthood becoming chivalry 4. Phase two: knighthood and chivalry fuse 5. Phase three: chivalry beyond formal knighthood Part III. The Privileged Practice of Violence: 6. Chivalry and war 7. Tournament Part IV. Chivalry, Governing Institutions and Ideals: 8. Kings and knights 9. Chivalry in dialogue with religious ideals Part V. The World of Chivalric Emotions: 10. Love and amity, men and women 11. Anger, wrath, fear, thirst for vengeance Reflections Bibliography Index.
Part I. An Approach to Chivalry: Was It Real and Practical?: 1. The reality of medieval chivalry 2. Models of medieval chivalry Part II. Three Broad Chronological Phases: 3. Phase one: knighthood becoming chivalry 4. Phase two: knighthood and chivalry fuse 5. Phase three: chivalry beyond formal knighthood Part III. The Privileged Practice of Violence: 6. Chivalry and war 7. Tournament Part IV. Chivalry, Governing Institutions and Ideals: 8. Kings and knights 9. Chivalry in dialogue with religious ideals Part V. The World of Chivalric Emotions: 10. Love and amity, men and women 11. Anger, wrath, fear, thirst for vengeance Reflections Bibliography Index.
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