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Strong of Body, Brave and Noble
Contributor(s): Bouchard, Constance Brittain (Author)

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 ISBN: 0801430976     ISBN-13: 9780801430978
Publisher: Cornell University Press
OUR PRICE: $136.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - France
- History | Europe - Medieval
- History | Social History
Dewey: 944.02
LCCN: 97-38906
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.24" W x 9.34" L (1.05 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - French
Features: Annotated, Bibliography
 
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Medieval society was dominated by its knights and nobles. The literature created in medieval Europe was primarily a literature of knightly deeds, and the modern imagination has also been captured by these leaders and warriors. This book explores the nature of the nobility, focusing on France in the High Middle Ages (11th-13th centuries). Constance Brittain Bouchard examines their families; their relationships with peasants, townspeople, and clerics; and the images of them fashioned in medieva

Contributor Bio(s): Bouchard, Constance Brittain: - Constance Brittain Bouchard is Distinguished Professor of Medieval History at the University of Akron. Among her many books are "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted," "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble," Holy Entrepreneurs, and Sword, Miter, and Cloister, all from Cornell.
 
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