ISBN:
9781107042216
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (364 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Chivalry and the Ideals of Knighthood in France during the Hundred Years War
DDC:
394/.70944
Keywords:
Chivalry ; France ; History ; To 1500
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Chivalry ; Philosophy
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Chivalry in literature ; History ; To 1500
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Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
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Knights and knighthood ; France ; History ; To 1500
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Knights and knighthood in literature ; History ; To 1500
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War and society ; France ; History ; To 1500
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Craig Taylor examines French debates on the martial ideals of chivalry and knighthood during the Hundred Years War
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Texts and cont exts; Crises affecting France; Reactions of the writers; Moral reform and discipline; Leadership; Conclusion; 2 Honour; Chivalric honour; The role of texts; Virtue and vainglory; Violence and competition; Reciprocity and trustworthiness; Conclusion; 3 Prowess and loyalty; Prowess and deeds of arms; Representations of violence; Defining chivalric violence; Conclusion; 4 Courage; Debating courage; Courage, cowardice and rashness; Inspiring courage; Conclusion; 5 Mercy (part I): soldiers; Mercy and vengeance
Description / Table of Contents:
The treatment of combatantsPraising mercy; Conclusion; 6 Mercy (part II): civilians and non-combatants; Commentary on the treatment of civilians in war; The treatment of civilians outside military campaigns; Conclusion; 7 Wisdom and prudence; Defining prudence; The art of warfare; The value of books; Reading Vegetius; The science of war; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Printed sources; Secondary literature; Unpublished dissertations; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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