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Heroes and Marvels of the Middle Ages

Author : Jacques Le Goff
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789142504
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Heroes and Marvels of the Middle Ages written by Jacques Le Goff and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heroes and Marvels of the Middle Ages is a history like no other: it is a history of the imagination, presented between two celebrated groups of the period. One group consists of heroes: Charlemagne, El Cid, King Arthur, Orlando, Pope Joan, Melusine, Merlin the Wizard, and also the fox and the unicorn. The other is the miraculous, represented here by three forms of power that dominated medieval society: the cathedral, the castle, and the cloister. Roaming between the boundaries of the natural and the supernatural, between earth and the heavens, the medieval universe is illustrated by a shared iconography, covering a vast geographical span. This imaginative history is also a continuing story, which presents the heroes and marvels of the Middle Ages as the times defined them: venerated, then bequeathed to future centuries where they have continued to live and transform through remembrance of the past, adaptation to the present, and openness to the future.

Heroes of the Middle Ages

Author : Eva March Tappan
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465604472
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Middle Ages written by Eva March Tappan and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PEPIN THE SHORT had done a great deal to unite the kingdom; but when he died, he left it to his two sons, and so divided it again. The older son died in a few years; and now the kingdom of the Franks was in the hands of Charlemagne, if he could hold it. First came trouble with the Saxons who lived about the lower Rhine and the Elbe. They and the Franks were both Germans, but the Franks had had much to do with the Romans, and had learned many of their ways. Missionaries, too, had dwelt among them and had taught them Christianity, while the Saxons were still heathen. It was fully thirty years before the Saxons were subdued. During those years, Charlemagne watched them closely. He fought, to be sure, whenever they rebelled, and he made some severe laws and saw to it that these were obeyed. More than this, however, he sent missionaries to them, and he built churches. He carried away many Saxon boys as hostages. These boys were carefully brought up and were taught Christianity. They learned to like the Frankish ways of living, and when they had grown up and were sent home, they urged their friends to yield and become peaceful subjects of the great king; and finally the land of the Saxons became a part of the Frankish kingdom. Charlemagne had only begun the Saxon war, when the Pope asked for help against the Lombards, a tribe of Teutons who had settled in Northern Italy. The king was quite ready to give it, for he, too, had a quarrel with them; and in a year or two their ruler had been shut up in a monastery and Charlemagne had been crowned with the old iron crown of Lombardy. This war had hardly come to an end before the king led his troops into Spain against the Mohammedans. There, too, he was successful; but at Roncesvalles he lost a favourite follower, Count Roland. Roland and the warriors who perished with him were so young and brave that the Franks never wearied of recounting their noble deeds. Later the story was put into a fine poem, called the "Song of Roland," which long afterward men sang as they dashed into battle.

Medieval Civilization 400 - 1500

Author : Jacques Le Goff
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631175667
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Civilization 400 - 1500 written by Jacques Le Goff and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991-08-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one thousand year history of the civilization of western Europe has already been recognized in France as a scholarly contribution of the highest order and as a popular classic. Jacques Le Goff has written a book which will not only be read by generations of students and historians, but which will delight and inform all those interested in the history of medieval Europe. Part one, Historical Evolution , is a narrative account of the entire period, from the barbarian settlement of Roman Europe in the fifth, sixth and seventh centuries to the war-torn crises of Christian Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Part two, Medieval Civilization , is analytical, concerned with the origins of early medieval ideas of culture and religion, the constraints of time and space in a pre-industrial world and the reconstruction of the lives and sensibilities of the people during this long period. Medieval Civilization combines the narrative and descriptive power characteristic of Anglo-Saxon scholarship with the sensitivity and insight of the French historical tradition.

Heroes of the Middle Ages

Author : E. M. Tappan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Middle Ages written by E. M. Tappan and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Heroes of the Middle Ages (Alaric to Columbus)

Author : Eva March Tappan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Middle Ages (Alaric to Columbus) written by Eva March Tappan and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

SAINTS AND HEROES

Author : GEORGE. HODGES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033031315
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book SAINTS AND HEROES written by GEORGE. HODGES and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes

Author : Willem Pieter Gerritsen
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851157801
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes written by Willem Pieter Gerritsen and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1998 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The different cultures from which the middle ages drew its inspiration are represented: Cu Cuchulainn from the Celtic world, Apollonius of Tyre from Greek romance, Attila the Hun and Theodoric the Ostrogoth from the struggle of the Roman empire against the Barbarians. Each entry gives an outline of the story, how it spread through Europe, its modern retelling and appearances in art, and a selective bibliography."--Jacket.

The Medieval Hero on Screen

Author : Martha W. Driver
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786419261
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Hero on Screen written by Martha W. Driver and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few figures have captured Hollywood's and the public's imagination as completely as have medieval heroes. Cast as chivalric knight, warrior princess, "alpha male in tights," or an amalgamation, and as likely to appear in Hong Kong action flicks and spaghetti westerns as films set in the Middle Ages, the medieval hero on film serves many purposes. This collection of essays about the medieval hero on screen, contributed by scholars from a variety of disciplines, draws upon a wide range of movies and medieval texts. The essays are grouped into five sections, each with an introduction by the editors: an exploration of historic authenticity; heroic children and the lessons they convey to young viewers; medieval female heroes; the place of the hero's weapon in pop culture; and teaching the medieval movie in the classroom. Thirty-two film stills illustrate the work, and each essay includes notes, a filmography, and a bibliography. There is a foreword by Jonathan Rosenbaum, and an index is included. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Heroes of the Middle Ages

Author : Eva March Tappan
Publisher : Yesterdays Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781599151694
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Middle Ages written by Eva March Tappan and published by Yesterdays Classics. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the stories of the most important movements in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages and acquaints the reader with the most important figures in those scenes. The figures are grouped into seven periods: The Barbarian Invasion, The Forming of the Germanic Nations, The Teutonic Invasions, The Rise of Nationalities, The Crusades, The Time of Progress and Discovery, and The Struggles of the Nations. In the tapestry which the author weaves may be traced the history of the rise and fall of the various nationalities and the circumstances and mode of life of each.

The Medieval French Alexander

Author : Donald Maddox
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791488322
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval French Alexander written by Donald Maddox and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the significance of Alexander the Great in French medieval literature and culture.

Heroes of the Middle Ages [Alaric to Columbus].

Author : Eva March Tappan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Middle Ages [Alaric to Columbus]. written by Eva March Tappan and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Notre-Dame of Amiens

Author : Stephen Murray
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231551479
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Notre-Dame of Amiens written by Stephen Murray and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notre-Dame of Amiens is one of the great Gothic cathedrals. Its construction began in 1220, and artistic production in the Gothic mode lasted well into the sixteenth century. In this magisterial chronicle, Stephen Murray invites readers to see the cathedral as more than just a thing of the past: it is a living document of medieval Christian society that endures in our own time. Murray tells the cathedral’s story from the overlapping perspectives of the social groups connected to it, exploring the ways that the layfolk who visit the cathedral occasionally, the clergy who use it daily, and the artisans who created it have interacted with the building over the centuries. He considers the cycles of human activity around the cathedral and shows how groups of makers and users have been inextricably intertwined in collaboration and, occasionally, conflict. The book travels around and through the spaces of the cathedral, allowing us to re-create similar passages by our medieval predecessors. Murray reveals the many worlds of the cathedral and brings them together in the architectural triumph of its central space. A beautifully illustrated account of a grand, historically and religiously important building from a variety of perspectives and in a variety of time periods, this book offers readers a memorable tour of Notre-Dame of Amiens that celebrates the cathedral’s eight hundredth anniversary. Notre-Dame of Amiens is enhanced by high-resolution images, liturgical music, and animations embedded in an innovative website.

Middle English Marvels

Author : Tara Williams
Publisher : Penn State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271079646
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book Middle English Marvels written by Tara Williams and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multidisciplinary interpretation of representations of magic in fourteenth-century romances, and how these texts link magic, spectacle, and morality in distinctive ways. By representing supernatural marvels in vivid visual detail, these texts encourage reactions of wonder that have moral effects within and beyond the narrative.

Elf Queens and Holy Friars

Author : Richard Firth Green
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812248430
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Elf Queens and Holy Friars written by Richard Firth Green and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from the assumption of a far greater cultural gulf between the learned and the lay in the medieval world than between rich and poor, Elf Queens explores the church's systematic campaign to demonize fairies and infernalize fairyland and the responses this provoked in vernacular romance.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Mighty Marvels!

Author : MacKenzie Cadenhead
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1368050662
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Mighty Marvels! written by MacKenzie Cadenhead and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fourth installment of the Super Hero Adventures early chapter book series, Spider-Man is joined by none other than Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel! Girl power comes to town to help Spider-Man defeat a new villain in the super cute, super accessible, Super Hero Adventures art style!

The Bronze Object in the Middle Ages

Author : Ittai Weinryb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316539024
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Bronze Object in the Middle Ages written by Ittai Weinryb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first full length study in English of monumental bronzes in the Middle Ages. Taking as its point of departure the common medieval reception of bronze sculpture as living or animated, the study closely analyzes the practice of lost wax casting (cire perdue) in western Europe and explores the cultural responses to large scale bronzes in the Middle Ages. Starting with mining, smelting, and the production of alloys, and ending with automata, water clocks and fountains, the book uncovers networks of meaning around which bronze sculptures were produced and consumed. The book is a path-breaking contribution to the study of metalwork in the Middle Ages and to the re-evaluation of medieval art more broadly, presenting an understudied body of work to reconsider what the materials and techniques embodied in public monuments meant to the medieval spectator.

Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West

Author : Jamie Kreiner
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300255551
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West written by Jamie Kreiner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy From North Africa to the British Isles, pigs were a crucial part of agriculture and culture in the early medieval period. Jamie Kreiner examines how this ubiquitous species was integrated into early medieval ecologies and transformed the way that people thought about the world around them. In this world, even the smallest things could have far‑reaching consequences. Kreiner tracks the interlocking relationships between pigs and humans by drawing on textual and visual evidence, bioarchaeology and settlement archaeology, and mammal biology. She shows how early medieval communities bent their own lives in order to accommodate these tricky animals—and how in the process they reconfigured their agrarian regimes, their fiscal policies, and their very identities. In the end, even the pig’s own identity was transformed: by the close of the early Middle Ages, it had become a riveting metaphor for Christianity itself.