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9789633861059 : the-lettered-knight-aurell
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The Lettered Knight

Knowledge and aristocratic behaviour in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries

By Martin Aurell
Central European University Press

The encounter between knight and science could seem a paradox. It is nonetheless related with the intellectual Renaissance of Twelfth-Century, an essential movement for Western history. The knight is not only fighting in battles, but also moving in sophisticated courts. He is interested on Latin classics and reading, and even on his own poetry. He supports "jongleurs" and minstrels and he likes to have literary conversations with clerics, who try to reform his behaviour, which is often brutal. These lettered warriors, while improving they culture, learn how to repress their own violence and they are initiated to courtesy: selected language, measured gestures, elegance in dress, and manners at table. Their association with women, who are often learned, becomes more gallant. A mental revolution is acting among lay elites, who, in contact with clergy, use their weapons for common welfare. This new conduct is a sign of modernity.

About the Author

Martin Aurell is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Poitiers and Director of the Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale. He has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study of Princeton (1999) and of the Institut Universitaire de France (2002–2012). He is the editor of the review Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale. He works on nobility, chivalry, kinship and power in Catalonia, Provence, Languedoc, and in the Angevine Empire.
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Hardback
March 10, 2017
9789633861059
English
468
9.21 Inches (US)
6.26 Inches (US)
1.64 Pounds (US)
$111.00 USD, £85.00 GBP
v2.1 Reference
9789633861059 : the-lettered-knight-aurell
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