The Historia Iherosolimitana of Robert the Monk /

Robert the Monk's history of the First Crusade (1095-99), which was probably completed c. 1110, was in the nature of a medieval ""bestseller"", proving by far the most popular narrative of the crusade's events. This volume presents the first critical edition to be publi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robert, of Reims, active 12th century
Otros Autores: Kempf, D. (Damien), Bull, Marcus Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2013.
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
Temas:
600-1500
Crusades > First, 1096-1099 > Sources.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Croisades > 1re croisade, 1096-1099 > Sources.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Church history > Middle Ages
Crusades
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Robert the Monk's history of the First Crusade (1095-99), which was probably completed c. 1110, was in the nature of a medieval ""bestseller"", proving by far the most popular narrative of the crusade's events. This volume presents the first critical edition to be published since the 1860s, grounded in a close study of the more than 80 manuscripts of the text that survive in libraries and archives across Europe. In their detailed introduction the editors explore the vexed problem of the author's identity, as well as the reasons for the text's success. It will be an important contribution to sc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (lxxiv, 121 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782040781
1782040781

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