Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe
By: Richard W. Kaeuper
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780199244584
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Chivalry; Chivalry in literature; Medieval Civilization
Description: This original and authoritative text reveals how chivalry was part of the problem of violence in medieval Europe, not merely its solution. The ideal was to internalize restraint in knights, but a close reading of chivalric literature shows chivalry also praised heroic violence by knights. This fascinating book lays bare the conflicts and paradoxes surrounding the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe. Includes information on Arthur, Bors, Capetian dynasty, Geoffroi de Charny, Christ, crusade, England, France, Gawain, grail, Pope Gregory VII, Queen Guinevere, Hector, hermits, Lancelot, Lawman, Raymond Llull, William Marshal, Pellinor, Perceval, Don Pero NIno, Richard I, Roland, Round Table, tournaments, Tristam (Tristan), Chretien de Troyes, William of Orange, Sir Yvain, etc.
Notes: Originally published: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: The problem of public order and the knights; title: Evidence on chivalry and its interpretation; title: Knights and piety; title: Clergie, chevalerie, and reform; title: Chevalerie and royauté; title: English kingship, chivalry, and literature; title: The privileged practice of violence: worship of the demi-god prowess; 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.