Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe
By: Richard W. Kaeuper.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Chivalry -- Europe -- History; Chivalry in literature; Civilization, Medieval; Knights and knighthood -- Europe; Violence -- Europe -- History; Violence -- History -- To 1500; Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500; Chansons de geste -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: The problem of public order and the knights; title: Evidence of chivalry and its interpretation; title: Knights and piety; title: Clergie, chevalerie, and reform; title: Chevalerie and royuaute; title: English kingship, chivalry, and literature; title: The privileged practice of violence; title: Knighthood in action; title: Social dominance of knights; title: Knights, ladies, and love; title: Chanson de geste and reform; title: Quests and questioning in romance; title: Chivalric self-criticism and reform; title: Epilogue.