Research Catalog

Title

Medieval chivalry / Richard W. Kaeuper, University of Rochester.

Author

Kaeuper, Richard W.

Publication

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

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Details

Description

xv, 428 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Series Statement

Cambridge medieval textbooks

Uniform Title

Cambridge medieval textbooks.

Subject

• To 1500
• Chivalry > Europe > History > To 1500
• Knights and knighthood > Europe > History > To 1500
• Civilization, Medieval
• Chivalry
• Knights and knighthood
• Europe

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-419) and index.

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.

Call Number

JFD 16-3583

ISBN

• 9780521761680
• 0521761689
• 9780521137959
• 0521137950

LCCN

2015032065

OCLC

920469728

Author

Kaeuper, Richard W., author.

Title

Medieval chivalry / Richard W. Kaeuper, University of Rochester.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cambridge medieval textbooks

Cambridge medieval textbooks.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-419) and index.

Chronological Term

To 1500

Research Call Number

JFD 16-3583