Chivalry and the Medieval Past

by Katie Stevenson

Book Overview

An examination of the ways in which the fluid concept of chivalry has been used and appropriated after the Middle Ages.

One of the most difficult and complex ethical and cultural codes to define, chivalry has proved a flexible, ever-changing phenomenon, constantly adapted in the hands of medieval knights, Renaissance princes, early modern antiquarians, Enlightenment scholars, modern civic authorities, authors, historians and re-enactors. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783276428
• ISBN13: 9781783276424
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"