Aristocratic Life in Medieval France
Subtitle: The Romances of Jean Renart and Gerbert de Montreuil, 1190-1230
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: January 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780801861888
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Prose & writers: classical, early & medieval; Social classes; Social History; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Gerbert,; To 1500; French Poetry; Medieval Literature - History And Criticism; Medieval; Literary Criticism; History - General History; French; History: World; de Montreuil,; Europe; History; Europe - France; History / Europe / General; Aristocracy (Social class) in literature; Literature and society; Political and social views; 12th/13th cent; Aristocracy (Social class); France; Jean Renart,
First sentence: MEDIEVAL history has been based on Latin sources, largely consisting of chronicles and charters.
Description: "In Aristocratic Life in Medieval France, the medieval scholar John Baldwin undertakes a study of this segment of society using, for the first time in nearly a century, the vernacular romances written exclusively for the amusement of aristocratic audiences.".

"Rather than attempting to encompass all of Middle Age Europe, this study selects two writers, Jean Renart and Gerbert de Montreuil, and their four romances. It focuses on the discrete area of northern France during a precise period, 1190-1230. Since Jean and Gerbert framed their fictional stories with contemporary and realistic features that could be recognized by their audiences, their works provide a wealth of detail on aristocratic living."--BOOK JACKET.