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First published in 2005. This book, a collection of lectures delivered at King''s College, London in 1925, is a brilliant tribute to the spirit of chivalry. Lectures on the historical context of chivalry, its origins, and its spread throughout Europe add important dimensions to the study and offer the reader insights into a moment of history which, though long passed, continues to excite the modern imagination.



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I. CHIVALRY AND ITS PLACE IN HISTORY II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MEDIEVAL CHIVALRY III. THE CHIVALRY OF FRANCE IV. THE CHIVALRY OF GERMANY V. THE CHIVALRY AND MILITARY ORDERS OF SPAIN VI. THE CHIVALRY OF PORTUGAL VII. CHIVALRY IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POETRY VIII. MEDIEVAL COURTESY BOOKS AND THE PROSE ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY IX. CHIVALRY AND THE IDEA OF A GENTLEMAN

The Social History Of Chivalry

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/27/2017 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138982215, 978-1138982215
      ISBN10: 1138982210
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      First published in 2005. This book, a collection of lectures delivered at King''s College, London in 1925, is a brilliant tribute to the spirit of chivalry. Lectures on the historical context of chivalry, its origins, and its spread throughout Europe add important dimensions to the study and offer the reader insights into a moment of history which, though long passed, continues to excite the modern imagination.



      Table of Contents
      I. CHIVALRY AND ITS PLACE IN HISTORY II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MEDIEVAL CHIVALRY III. THE CHIVALRY OF FRANCE IV. THE CHIVALRY OF GERMANY V. THE CHIVALRY AND MILITARY ORDERS OF SPAIN VI. THE CHIVALRY OF PORTUGAL VII. CHIVALRY IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POETRY VIII. MEDIEVAL COURTESY BOOKS AND THE PROSE ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY IX. CHIVALRY AND THE IDEA OF A GENTLEMAN

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