Chivalry in Westeros
Subtitle: the knightly code of A song of ice and fire
By: Carol Parrish Jamison
Publisher: McFarland & Company Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781476670058
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Chivalry in literature; Imaginary places in literature
Description: "George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has sparked a renewed interest in things medieval. The pseudo-historical world of Westeros delights casual fans while offering a rich new perspective for medievalists and scholars. This study explores how Martin crafts a chivalric code that intersects with and illuminates well known medieval texts, including both romance and heroic epics. Through characters such as Brienne of Tarth, Sandor Clegane and Jaime Lannister, Martin variously challenges, upholds and deconstructs chivalry as depicted in the literature of the Middle Ages." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: An Introduction to Westerosi Chivalry; title: Chivalry in Oral Tradition; title: Chivalry in Written Tradition; title: Franchise; title: Loyalty; title: Prowess; title: Vengeance; title: Peace Weaving; title: Conclusions: Teaching Westeros.