Philippe de Mézières and His Age: Piety and Politics in the Fourteenth Century Contributor(s): Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate, Petkov, Kiril |
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ISBN: 9004211136 ISBN-13: 9789004211131 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $268.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2011029241 |
Series: Medieval Mediterranean |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (2.25 lbs) 536 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Philippe de M zi res (1327-1405) was the quintessential man of all seasons of the fourteenth-century Mediterranean. A scholar, a soldier, a mystic, a man of affairs, a royal adviser and an incessant traveler around the Mediterranean, a prolific writer and an associate of religious orders, a champion of the crusade and no less an ardent advocate of peace in the West, a Frenchman, a Cypriot, and a Venetian citizen, he captures the spirit of his age like no other man. This volume, the first to address Philippe and his legacy comprehensively since 1896, gathers twenty-two contributions of original research shedding new light on Philippe's literary, political, and mystical writings, and places him in the context of his age and his contemporaries. Contributors are Michel Balard, Adrian Bell, Jo l Blanchard, Kevin Brownlee, Evelien Chayes, Philippe Contamine, Anne Curry, Daisy Delogu, Peter Edbury, John France, Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, Henri Gourinard, Michael Hanly, David Jacoby, Sharon Kinoshita, Anna Loba, Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, Sylvain Piron, Andrea Tarnowski, Stefan Vander Elst, Lori Walters, and David Wrisley. |