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Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative

By Suzanne M. Yeager

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780521877923, 052187792X
LCC
DS109 .Y37 2008
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1981353 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Edition
1
Pages
270\270
Topic
History
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

During the early medieval period, crusading brought about new ways of writing about the city of Jerusalem in Europe. By creating texts that embellished the historical relationship between the Holy City and England, English authors endowed their nation with a reputation of power and importance. In Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative, Suzanne Yeager identifies the growth of medieval propaganda aimed at rousing interest in crusading, and analyzes how fourteenth-century writers refashioned their sources to create a substantive (if fictive) English role in the fight for Jerusalem. Centering on medieval identity, this study offers new assessments of some of the fourteenth century's most popular works, including English pilgrim itineraries, political treatises, the romances Richard, Coeur de Lion and The Siege of Jerusalem, and the prose Book of Sir John Mandeville. This study will be an essential resource for the study of medieval literary history, travel, crusade, and the place of Jerusalem.

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