RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.
23 Ebooks bởi Richard Barber
Maria Odette Canivell Arzu: Literary Narratives and the Cultural Imagination
In Literary Narratives and the Cultural Imagination: King Arthur and Don Quixote as National Heroes the author examines traditional Arthurian and Cervantine literary narratives to discuss how the two …
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Richard Barber: King Arthur: Hero and Legend
The whole subject is brought up to date – Arthurian buffs will want this book. DAILY TELEGRAPH Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? Richard Barber ta …
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Yvie Burnett: Yes, You can Sing – Learn to Sing with Lessons from One of The World’s Top Vocal Coaches
‘Yvie is an amazing vocal coach – she loves her job, loves seeing people improve and loves seeing people reach their dreams’ – Gary Barlow ’Yvie is the most wonderful singing teacher’ – Sam Smith ’Yv …
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Richard Barber: Legends of Arthur
This anthology shows the diversity of the Arthurian legends and their many sources by presenting contrasting versions of the stories of Arthur, Gawain, Tristan and other medieval Arthurian heroes – a …
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbrook
Geoffrey le Baker’s chronicle covers the reigns of Edward II and Edward III up to the English victory at Poitiers. David Preest’s new translation includes extensive notes and an introduction by Richa …
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Richard Barber: Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is an image familiar to us all as an almost unattainable, infinitely desirable goal. The idea has passed into everyday speech and the legends behind it are as current in today’s cultur …
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Richard Barber: Henry II (Penguin Monarchs)
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic, restless and clever men ever to rule England, he was brough …
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Richard Barber & Peter Hoskins: Crecy 1346
On 26 August 1346, near the village of Crécy in northern France, Edward III’s outnumbered English army confronted the French forces of Philip VI and won one of the most remarkable …
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Richard Barber: Edward III and the Triumph of England
A fascinating recreation of the world of one of England’s most charismatic monarchs, from award-winning author and historian Richard Barber The destruction of the French army at Cr cy in 1346 and the …
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Norris J. Lacy: The Grail, the Quest, and the World of Arthur
The idea of the quest, crucial to Arthurian literature, investigated in texts, manuscripts, and film. The theme of the quest in Arthurian literature – mainly but not exclusively the Grail quest – is …
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Elizabeth Archibald & David F. Johnson: Arthurian Literature XXX
Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical is …
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Anthony Musson & Nigel Ramsay: Courts of Chivalry and Admiralty in Late Medieval Europe
A multi-disciplinary approach to two of the most important legal institutions of the Middle Ages. The wars waged by the English in France during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries led to the need …
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Peter Coss & Robert W. Jones: A Companion to Chivalry
Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. More than just a code of ethical behaviour, it shaped literary tastes, art …
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Peter Coss & Robert W Jones: A Companion to Chivalry
A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture. Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. M …
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Elizabeth Archibald & David F. Johnson: Arthurian Literature XXXV
The continued influence and significance of the legend of Arthur are demonstrated by the articles collected in this volume. The rich vitality of both the Arthurian material itself and the scholarship …
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John S. Lee & Christian Steer: Commemoration in Medieval Cambridge
An examination of how academic colleges commemorated their patrons in a rich variety of ways. WINNER of a 2019 Cambridgeshire Association for Local History award. The people of medieval Cambridge cho …
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Richard Barber: Bestiary
Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, they were luxury objects for nobl …
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Norris J. Lacy: A History of Arthurian Scholarship
A survey of critical attention devoted to Arthurian matters. This book offers the first comprehensive and analytical account of the development of Arthurian scholarship from the eighteenth century, o …
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Richard Barber: The Marlborough Mound
The Marlborough Mound has recently been recognised as one of the most important monuments in the group around Stonehenge. It was also a medieval castle and a feature in a major 17th century garden. T …
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Carol Dover: A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle
Arthur and the grail stories appeared in this French prose cycle together for the first time; scholars explore its social, historical, literary and manuscript contexts and account for its enduring in …
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John B Gillingham: Anglo-Norman Studies XXVI
The sense of a group of scholars sharing work in progress comes over on numerous occasions… a series which is a model of its kind. EDMUND KING, HISTORY The emphasis in this collection of recent wor …
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Kelly DeVries & John France: Journal of Medieval Military History
The newest work on the Hundred Years War and other aspects of military history in the late middle ages. This seventh volume of the Journal of Medieval Military History has a particular focus on weste …
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Richard Barber: Samuel Pepys Esquire
Das E-Book Samuel Pepys Esquire wird angeboten von University of California Press und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: …
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