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Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe

Richard Kaeuper
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      Medieval Europe was a rapidly developing society with a problem of violent disorder. Professor Kaeuper's original and authoritative study reveals that chivalry was not simply part of the solution. Chivalry praised heroic violence by knights, and fused such displays of prowess with honour, piety, high status, and attractiveness to women. Though the vast body of chivalric literature, here examined, praises chivalry as necessary to civilization, most texts also worryover knightly violence, criticize all ideals and practices of chivalry, and often propose reforms. The knights themselves joined the debate, absorbing some reforms, ignoring others, sometimes proposing their own. Complexity likewise characterized the interaction of chivalry with major governinginstitutions ("church" and "state") emerging at the same time: kings and clerics both needed and feared the force of knighthood. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Richard Kaeuper EAN: 9780198207306 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 666 g HEIGHT: 242 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1999-09-30 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society WIDTH: 163 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Europe, Violence and abuse in society, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Social and cultural history

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      Medieval Europe was a rapidly developing society with a problem of violent disorder. Professor Kaeuper's original and authoritative study reveals that chivalry was not simply part of the solution. Chivalry praised heroic violence by knights, and fused such displays of prowess with honour, piety, high status, and attractiveness to women. Though the vast body of chivalric literature, here examined, praises chivalry as necessary to civilization, most texts also worryover knightly violence, criticize all ideals and practices of chivalry, and often propose reforms. The knights themselves joined the debate, absorbing some reforms, ignoring others, sometimes proposing their own. Complexity likewise characterized the interaction of chivalry with major governinginstitutions ("church" and "state") emerging at the same time: kings and clerics both needed and feared the force of knighthood. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Richard Kaeuper EAN: 9780198207306 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 666 g HEIGHT: 242 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1999-09-30 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society WIDTH: 163 cm SPINE:

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      Europe, Violence and abuse in society, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Social and cultural history

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