Theorizing the Ideal Sovereign : The Rise of the French Vernacular Royal Biography /

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Delogu examines how biographical writings on kings contributed to nascent ideas of nationhood, exerted pressure upon traditional ideals of kingship, and ultimately redefined the theoretical and practical bases of medieval kingship.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Delogu, Daisy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Nobility of character.
Kings and rulers > Biography.
French prose literature.
Biography > Middle Ages.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Rois et souverains medievaux > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Monarchie > Europe > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500.
Prose française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique.
Noblesse de caractere.
Biographies > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) > Histoire et critique.
France > Rois et souverains > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Monarchy > Europe > History > To 1500.
Kings and rulers, Medieval > Biography > History and criticism.
French prose literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Biography > Middle Ages, 500-1500 > History and criticism.
France.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Models of Sanctity and Kingship in Joinville's Vie de saint Louis: Will the Real Louis IX Please Stand?
  • 2. Hugh the Butcher: Lineage, Election, and Succession in the Chanson de Hugues Capet
  • 3. Crusading Ideal in Guillaume de Machaut's Prise d'Alixandre
  • 4. Herald Chandos's Vie du Prince Noir: A prince tree chretien
  • 5. Reinventing Kingship: Christine de Pizan's Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sageroy Charles V
  • Appendix. Genealogical Table
  • The Last Capetians, the First Valois, and Claimants to the French Throne.

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