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The Fall of Kings and Princes

Author : M. Victoria Guerin
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804722902
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Kings and Princes written by M. Victoria Guerin and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the book is Mordred, King Arthur's incestuous son, shown by Guerin to be an integral part of the Arthurian tradition from the very beginning. Mordred is seen as the tangible proof of the king's sin, committed in all innocence in his youth but resulting in a living incarnation of evil who will kill his father on Salisbury Plain, putting an end to the Arthurian world. But in the early stages of Arthurian romance, because this story cannot be told without the death of Arthur, it cannot be told at all, for Arthur's existence is the necessary condition of the genre: the story of his death would entail authorial suicide and the impossibility of further literary creation. Guerin argues that the authors of the texts examined in this study - Chretien de Troyes's Le Chevalier de la Charrete and Le Conte du Graal and the anonymous Middle English Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - deliberately use the medieval reader's extra-textual knowledge of the Mordred story to create a second level of reading: behind Lancelot, Perceval, and Gawain is the shadowy figure of Mordred (never explicitly mentioned), and the modern reader must learn to see this shadow in order fully to appreciate the authors' purpose. Taking into account this hidden framework not only sheds a surprising new light on these texts, it also gives a convincing solution to the much-discussed question of why Chretien left two of his romances, Le Chevalier de la Charrete and Le Conte du Graal, unfinished. The first chapter, which deals with Arthurian tragedy in the thirteenth century Prose Cycle, is particularly timely as it coincides with the publication of the first English translation of the cycle, to which Guerin's study serves as an excellent introduction.

Troy

Author : David Gemmell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780345477033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Troy written by David Gemmell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the conclusion of the trilogy retelling the story of Homer's "Iliad," the allies of the Mykene king Agamemnon, including a reluctant Odysseus, ruler of Ithaca, and the fierce warrior Achilles, gather to prepare a final onslaught against the Golden City of Troy.

Kings Rising

Author : C. S. Pacat
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 0425273997
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Kings Rising written by C. S. Pacat and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. But with the future of both their countries hanging in the balance, Damen's only hope of reclaiming his throne is to fight together with Laurent against their usurpers. As the two princes journey deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet, the fragile trust they have built must survive not only the revelation of Damen's identity but also the Regent's final, deadly play for the throne.

The Fall of Princes

Author : Robert Goolrick
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616205385
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Princes written by Robert Goolrick and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A heart-wrenching, beautiful, darkly comic, deeply necessary tale that stuns again and again with razor-sharp prose and glittering wit. Robert Goolrick is, without question, one of the greatest storytellers of our time.” —Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger’s Wife In the spellbinding new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick, 1980s Manhattan shimmers like the mirage it was, as money, power, and invincibility seduce a group of young Wall Street turks. Together they reach the pinnacle, achieving the kind of wealth that grants them access to anything--and anyone. Until, one by one, they fall. Goolrick’s literary chops are on full display, painting an authentic portrait of a hedonistic era, tense and stylish, perfectly mixing adrenaline and melancholy. Stunning in its acute observations about great wealth and its absence, and deeply moving in its depiction of the ways in which these men learn to cope with both extremes, it’s a true tour de force. “An addictive slice of semiautobiographical fiction . . . Goolrick vividly plumbs the depths of fortune and regret. The result is a compulsively readable examination of the highs and lows of life in the big city.” —Publishers Weekly “A compelling, wholly seductive narrative voice . . . Goolrick’s stellar prose infuses this redemption story with a good deal of depth and despair, making it read like the literary version of The Wolf of Wall Street.” —Booklist “A dark, intoxicating morality tale . . . With his impeccable prose, Goolrick focuses his unflinching eye on the grittiness beneath the sleek facade of nightclubs, fashion, and monied Manhattan extravagance. Beautifully crafted, seductive, and provocative.” —Garth Stein, author of A Sudden Light and The Art of Racing in the Rain

Pale Kings and Princes

Author : Cassandra Clare
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481443194
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Pale Kings and Princes written by Cassandra Clare and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a former vampire, Simon gets along with Downworlders. The Clave does not. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. As a former vampire, Simon’s always been sympathetic to Downworlders. But after a training exercise goes wrong, he gets a glimpse into the Shadowhunters’ prejudice as he learns about the origin of Helen and Mark Blackthorn, principle characters in The Dark Artifices. This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. Pale Kings and Princes is written by Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman. Read more of Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles in The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Bane Chronicles.

The Kings' Mistresses

Author : Elizabeth C Goldsmith
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1586488902
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Kings' Mistresses written by Elizabeth C Goldsmith and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mancini Sisters, Marie and Hortense, were born in Rome, brought to the court of Louis XIV of France, and strategically married off by their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin, to secure his political power base. Such was the life of many young women of the age: they had no independent status under the law and were entirely a part of their husband's property once married. Marie and Hortense, however, had other ambitions in mind altogether. Miserable in their marriages and determined to live independently, they abandoned their husbands in secret and began lives of extraordinary daring on the run and in the public eye. The beguiling sisters quickly won the affections of noblemen and kings alike. Their flight became popular fodder for salon conversation and tabloids, and was closely followed by seventeenth-century European society. The Countess of Grignan remarked that they were traveling "like two heroines out of a novel." Others gossiped that they "were roaming the countryside in pursuit of wandering lovers. "Their scandalous behavior -- disguising themselves as men, gambling, and publicly disputing with their husbands -- served as more than just entertainment. It sparked discussions across Europe concerning the legal rights of husbands over their wives. Elizabeth Goldsmith's vibrant biography of the Mancini sisters -- drawn from personal papers of the players involved and the tabloids of the time -- illuminates the lives of two pioneering free spirits who were feminists long before the word existed.

Lydgate's Fall of Princes

Author : Giovanni Boccaccio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Lydgate's Fall of Princes written by Giovanni Boccaccio and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Prince's Gambit

Author : C. S. Pacat
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698155106
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Prince's Gambit written by C. S. Pacat and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel in the critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy from global phenomenon C. S. Pacat. With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent. But as the fledgling trust between the two men deepens, the truth of secrets from both their pasts is poised to deal them a final devastating blow...

Fall of Princes

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Fall of Princes written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The King’S Princess

Author : Sophia Chang
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512716790
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book The King’S Princess written by Sophia Chang and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, Sophia Chang had a hard time explaining to people how God had gifted her differently at the age of thirteen-year-old. A gift that made people see her as the devil, a mental child and a liar yet through all the suffering and hardship, she stood by her faith. So how can a thirteen-year-old girl, now eighteen, find the courage and strength to look straight and never stray away? A passion to follow her Heavenly Father. The Kings Princess invites readers on a journey to finding faith through all hardship, suffering and doubts. This is a thirteen-year-old girl journey to finding what it means to carry her own cross and following Jesus Christ despite all hardships and trials that comes her way.

A Dance with the Fae Prince

Author : Elise Kova
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9781398713574
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book A Dance with the Fae Prince written by Elise Kova and published by Orion. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the tales of Cinderella, as well as Psyche and Eros, A Dance with the Fae Prince is perfect for fans of A Court of Silver Flames and An Enchantment of Ravens, featuring a a slow-burn romance and sizzling steaminess.[Bokinfo].

Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown

Author : J. F. Andrews
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 9781526736512
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown written by J. F. Andrews and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When William the Conqueror died in 1087 he left the throne of England to William Rufus ... his second son. The result was an immediate war as Rufus's elder brother Robert fought to gain the crown he saw as rightfully his; this conflict marked the start of 400 years of bloody disputes as the English monarchy's line of hereditary succession was bent, twisted and finally broken when the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, fell at Bosworth in 1485. The Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet dynasties were renowned for their internecine strife, and in Lost Heirs we will unearth the hidden stories of fratricidal brothers, usurping cousins and murderous uncles; the many kings - and the occasional queen - who should have been but never were. History is written by the winners, but every game of thrones has its losers too, and their fascinating stories bring richness and depth to what is a colorful period of history. King John would not have gained the crown had he not murdered his young nephew, who was in line to become England's first King Arthur; Henry V would never have been at Agincourt had his father not seized the throne by usurping and killing his cousin; and as the rival houses of York and Lancaster fought bloodily over the crown during the Wars of the Roses, life suddenly became very dangerous indeed for a young boy named Edmund.

The Olive Fairy Book

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Olive Fairy Book written by Andrew Lang and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-nine tales from the folklore of Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, and the Sudan.

King and King and Family

Author : Linda De Haan
Publisher : Tricycle Press
ISBN 13 : 9781582461137
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book King and King and Family written by Linda De Haan and published by Tricycle Press. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join newlyweds King Lee and King Bertie on their journey into the noisy jungle. The kings are greeted by wild animal families, but the royal travelers suspect that something more significant awaits them in the trees. King & King soon discover that there'¬?s no adventure more wonderful than starting a family of their own. Jubilant sequel to Lambda Literary Award nominee KING & KING. Subtle clues on each page lead readers to a surprise ending. In a starred review, Kirkus called KING & KING "A joyful celebration that . . . firmly challenges the assumptions established and perpetuated by the entire canon of children'¬?s picture books." An adoption story for everyone.

5,000 Years of Royalty

Author : Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781603762755
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book 5,000 Years of Royalty written by Thomas J. Craughwell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People have been in thrall of the monarchy throughout history. Whether it is a tsar in Russia, an emperor in China or a king in England, these individuals inevitably changed the course of history. 5,000 Years of Royalty profiles the fascinating stories of the greatest leaders in the world, from Cleopatra in Eygpt, to Catherine the Great in Russia, to Emperor Shang-Kun in China, to Henri VIII in England. Each biography is illustrated with beautiful artwork from the era Famous royals throughout history include Ramesses II of Egypt, Qin Shi Huang of China, Alfred the Great of England, Caeser, Emperor of Rome, Asoka the Great of India, Empress Wu Zetian of China, Genghis Khan of Mongolia, Charlemange, Simeon I of Bulgaria, Emperor Cuauht.moc of the Aztecs, William the Conqueror of England, Me.lisende of Jerusalem, Kazimierz III The Great of Poland, Eleanor of Aquitaine of France, Frederick the Great of Germany, Queen Christina of Sweden, Henry VIII, Emperor Napoleon of France, Kaiser Wilhem I of Germany, King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, Empress Dowager Cixi of China and Nicholas II of Russia.

The Way of Kings

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765376679
Total Pages : 1013 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Way of Kings written by Brandon Sanderson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 1013 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new epic fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time® Series

The Governance of Kings and Princes

Author : David C. Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317946596
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The Governance of Kings and Princes written by David C. Fowler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first edition of the Middle English version of an influential treatise on governance entitled De Regimine Principum. The first volume contains a critical text of the Middle English prose and second will provide an introduction, textual notes and a glossary. Aegidius Romanus (Giles of Rome), an Augustinian friar and professor of theology at the University of Paris, composed the Latin treatise that underlies the Middle English text toward the end of the reign of the French king Philip III (1270-85). The work was addressed to the king’s son, who succeeded his father as Philip IV, know as "the Fair" (1285-1314). This edition first published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.