Eleanor of Aquitaine
Subtitle: lord and lady
By: edited by Bonnie Wheeler and John Carmi Parsons.
Contributors: Wheeler, Bonnie, 1944-; Parsons, John Carmi, 1947-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The new Middle Ages; New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
Subjects: Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204; Louis VII, King of France, ca. 1120-1180 -- Marriage; Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Marriage; Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography; Queens -- France -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography; France -- History -- Louis VII, 1137-1180 -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "These twenty chapters by scholars in various fields provide a fresh context for understanding Eleanor of Aquitaine's multi-faceted career and reputation. Some essays in this collection reassess the often fragmentary historical information about her life, while others investigate her reputation in later literary and historical contexts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-506).