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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821444903321

Autore

Delogu Daisy

Titolo

Theorizing the ideal sovereign : the rise of the French vernacular royal biography / / Daisy Delogu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4426-9272-3

1-4426-8938-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Disciplina

321/.60940902

Soggetti

Kings and rulers, Medieval - History and criticism

Biography - Middle Ages, 500-1500 - History and criticism

French prose literature - To 1500 - History and criticism

Nobility of character

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

France Kings and rulers Biography History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.