Of knyghthode and bataile /

"Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Of Knyghthode and Bataile adapts the most widely used military manual in the Middle Ages into English verse. Responding to both the evolution of warfare and the historical background of his own time, its anonymous poet produced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vegetius Renatus, Flavius, Smith, Trevor Russell, 1985- (Editor ), Livingston, Michael, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Middle English
Latín
Publicado: Kalamazoo, Michigan : Medieval Institute Publications, 2021.
Colección:Middle English texts series
Temas:
To 1500
Military art and science > Early works to 1800.
Knights and knighthood > England > History > To 1500.
Military art and science > Poetry.
Didactic poetry, English (Middle)
Art et science militaires > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Art et science militaires > Poésie.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Knights and knighthood
Military art and science
England
Early works
History
Poetry
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Composed for King Henry VI in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Of Knyghthode and Bataile adapts the most widely used military manual in the Middle Ages into English verse. Responding to both the evolution of warfare and the historical background of his own time, its anonymous poet produced what one critic has called "one of the most brilliant military poems of the fifteenth century." That work is here re-edited from all four surviving manuscripts, and presented with a contextualizing introduction and copious notes and glosses"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781580444774
1580444776

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