{"product_id":"the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-a-translation-of-guibert-de-nogents-gesta-dei-per-francos-9780851156934","title":"The Deeds of God through the Franks  A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst English translation of important text of the First Crusade.\u003c\/b\u003eGuibert of Nogent's account of the First Crusade is an important but   difficult chronicle which will be welcomed in this first English translation. It is a valuable addition to Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer's repertoire of crusading material,and is an interesting text because it represents an attempt to produce a critical history from the eyewitness sources - the \u003ci\u003eDeeds of the Franks\u003c\/i\u003e and Fulker of Chartres' \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Expedition to Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e: in theprocess it reveals considerable detail on Western attitudes to the First Crusade, and, through Guibert's own bias, on medieval \u003ci\u003ementalites\u003c\/i\u003e in general.  In this translation, Professor Levine has rendered the difficult and idiosyncratic Latin prose and verse into idiomatic English prose, while preserving as far as possible the constructions favoured by Guibert. In addition, he provides a brief introduction containing biographical and bibliographical information, as well as a summary of the translation. Professor ROBERT LEVINE teaches in the Department of English, Boston University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValuable evidence of how one of the educated clergy interpreted the meaning of the [first] crusade... a difficult and yet valuable text, and is very welcome. * HISTORY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummary of the \"Gesta Dei per Francos\"; Guibert's other works; the translation - letter of Guibert to Lysiard, preface to the book of the \"Deeds of God by Means of the Franks\", \"The Deeds of God Through the Franks\".","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406238622039,"sku":"9780851156934","price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-deeds-of-god-through-the-franks-a-translation-of-guibert-de-nogents-gesta-dei-per-francos-9780851156934","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}