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The Chivalrous Society
Georges Duby
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Description for The Chivalrous Society
Paperback. Georges Duby in productivity and originality stands at the forefront of active medievalists in France and in the world. This collection contains 15 of his short articles. It also includes several essays that explore the evolution of nobility, knighthood, the noble family, and the ideals of chivalry across the central Middle Ages. Translator(s): Postan, Cynthia. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 63.
"Georges Duby in productivity and originality stands at the forefront of active medievalists in France and in the world. The present collection contains 15 of his short articles, most but not all of which appear in English for the first time...Of capital interest are his several essays that explore the evolution of nobility, knighthood, the noble family, and the ideals of chivalry across the central Middle Ages. They are both a summary and the point of departure of current research into the medieval aristocracy ...Indispensable."--Choice "[A] valuable collection. The title is exact. But it is no coffee-table account of courtly ... Read more
"Georges Duby in productivity and originality stands at the forefront of active medievalists in France and in the world. The present collection contains 15 of his short articles, most but not all of which appear in English for the first time...Of capital interest are his several essays that explore the evolution of nobility, knighthood, the noble family, and the ideals of chivalry across the central Middle Ages. They are both a summary and the point of departure of current research into the medieval aristocracy ...Indispensable."--Choice "[A] valuable collection. The title is exact. But it is no coffee-table account of courtly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520042711
SKU
V9780520042711
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About Georges Duby
Georges Duby (October 7, 1919 - December 3, 1996) was a French historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of France's most prominent public intellectuals from the 1970s until his death in 1996.
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