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

• Autore: Delogu Daisy
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 321/.60940902
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: France Kings and rulers Biography History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Theorizing the ideal sovereign
• ISBN: 1-4426-9272-3; 1-4426-8938-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781117903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II