Autore	De Falco Fabrizio
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (0 pages)
Disciplina	850.9005
Collana	The New Middle Ages Series
Soggetto topico	Authors and patrons Authors, English - Middle English, 1100-1500 English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism
ISBN	3-031-43352-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: But What Is the Point of Courtly Writing? -- Case Studies and the Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: The Hydra: The Court's Body and Its Wandering Heads -- Chapter 2: Re-thinking Literature at the English Royal Court, Its Protagonists and Contexts -- The Reign and Court of Henry II (1154-1189) -- Henry II's Choices and the Growth of the Courtly Body -- Talking Heads: Courtiers' Profiles -- Authors and Texts at the Service of Royal Propaganda -- The Mirror of the Court: Courtiers Making Their Offices -- More Royalist than the King: Courtiers and Royal Propaganda -- Common Language, Personal Ends: The Pragmatic Use of Literature -- Models, Themes, and Specificities of Angevin Court Literary Culture -- Who Tolls the Bell: A Literature of Personal Ambition -- Tools for a Comprehensive Approach to Courtly Texts -- Living in a Material World: Curiales as Pragmatic Intellectuals -- Networked Entertainment: Courtly Writings, Agency, Texts, and Society -- References -- Chapter 3: Starting at the Bottom: The Authors -- Twelfth-Century Authorship in England -- The Importance of Being an Author: Models of Literary Agency -- 'Affine Variety': Officium, Lives, and Ambitions in a Delimited Text -- A Multilingual Chanter: Walter Map -- An Englishman in Wales: Map's Early Networks and Cultural Background -- Friends in High Places: Walter Map's Path into the Royal Court -- A Zealous Writer: Gerald of Wales -- A Family Man: Convergences and Empowerment in South Wales -- An Insider at Court: Intermediation and Conspiracy -- Courtiers beyond the Court: Places, Networks, and Purposes -- Somewhere over the Court: The Wanderings of Walter Map and Gerald of Wales -- The Churches and the Marches: Exploiting Local Conflicts for Personal Ambitions -- References. Part II: The Messages between the Lines: A Political Reading of Courtly Texts -- Chapter 4: An Accurate Curriculum: Walter Map's De Nugis Curialium -- A Contrived but Uncompleted Opera -- Living on the Welsh Frontier -- I Know Who Lives Here: Walter Map and the Welsh Marchers -- Noisy Neighbours: The Cistercians in Wales -- The Right Man in the Right Place: Walter Map as a Marcher Bishop -- Talking about Kings -- Two and a Half Kings: Henry II, Louis VII, and Henry the Young King -- The King of Portugal and Apollonides: Literary Avatars for Real Rulers -- Three Knights and a Revolt: Henry the Young King, Richard I, and Philip of Alsace in 1173 -- Who Is Pious? Monastic Orders and False Saints -- Not All Monks: English Exceptions in a Material World -- True Saints Perform Miracles: Bernard of Clairvaux and Peter of Tarentaise -- The High Way to Rome: Thorny Anglo-Papal Relations -- Possible Publics: An Identikit -- References -- Chapter 5: A Family Business: Gerald of Wales' Topographia Hibernica -- A First Step for an Ambitious Project -- Making the Irish Frontier -- On an Island Far, Far Away: Scientific Proof of Ireland's Remoteness -- No Ordinary Barbarians: Constructing Irish Cultural Barbarism -- Ireland or the Cross: Gerald of Wales' Cultural Opportunism between Crusaders and Martyrs -- Waiting for a King -- Making Ireland English Again: The Past, Present, and Future History of the Island -- Outdated Historiography for a New Ireland: Gerald of Wales and the Kings' Responsibility -- Conquerors, Kings, and Officers: The Anglo-Irish Battleground of Topographia Hibernica -- What Is a Monk? Monasteries between Local Networks and Newcomers -- Monks Cannot Administer Souls: The Problems of Irish Devotion -- Monks Administering Bishoprics: The Unreformed Irish Church -- Monk Island: Irish Elites and Control over the Dioceses. Topographia Hibernica at Court -- To the Attention of the Royal Court: Reports on English Officers, Geraldines, and Irish Saints -- Ecclesiastical Tastes: Topographia Hibernica, the Bishop of Hereford, the Archbishops of Canterbury, and Rome -- References -- Part III: The Real World Is Here: The Role of Courtly Literature between Factions and Crisis -- Chapter 6: Surviving in the Upside-Down: Henry II's Courtiers under Richard I's Reign (1189-1199) -- A Brave New World: New Rulers and Old Companies -- Paying the Price for a Kingdom: Old Rebels, New Lords -- Blood Is Thicker than Water: The Royal Family -- Mediators, Delegates, and Junctions: Bishops and Archbishops -- The Wheel of Fortune: Patrons and Arts in Richard I's England -- Reaching the Top: New Courts, New Narratives -- Turned Down: The Death and Legacy of Baldwin of Forde and Ranulf de Glanville -- Far from the King's Grace: Henry II's Courtiers outside the Court -- From Palermo to Chesterton: Peter of Blois' and Gerald of Wales' Networks -- A Past Yet to Come: Walter Map's Early Career and Networks -- Finding New Places and New Readers in a Fragmented Kingdom -- Gambling Years: Courtiers, Justiciars, Archbishops, and Kings -- Starting Anew with Old Stories: The Bishops of Henry II in the 1190s -- References -- Chapter 7: Moving Text into Action: Local Careerism and International Crisis -- Political and Cultural Centres at the End of the Twelfth Century -- A Cultural Centre for a Borderland: Hereford and the Welsh Marches -- Courtiers, Saints, and Archbishops at the Crossroads of Lincoln -- Almost at the Top: Networks and Ambitions -- Converging Interests: The Networks of Lincoln and Oxford -- Factions, Ambitions, and Elections: Gerald of Wales and Walter Map Becoming Bishops -- All Hail the New King: John's Necessities and Authors' Hopes -- Moving the Engines: John's New and Old Friends. A King of the Welsh Marches: John's Politics and Authors' Ambitions -- Cupio Dissolvi -- Losing Ground: The Years of Welsh Activism -- The Death of Hubert Walter: The Last Chance for Gerald of Wales' Ethnographic Exploits -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Contingently Situated Literature and Court Dynamics -- Situatedness and Ambition, a Heuristic Device for Exceptional Texts -- References -- Index.
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Autore	Holt J. C (James Clarke), <1922-2014, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; Rio Grande, Ohio : , : Hambledon Press, , 1997
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (362 p.)
Disciplina	942.02
Soggetto topico	Land settlement - England - History - To 1500 Normans - England
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4725-9876-8 1-4411-7794-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Colonial England, 1066-1215; 2 Domesday Book, 1086-1986; 3 1086; 4 Domesday Book and Beyond; 5 Feudalism Revisited; 6 The Introduction of Knight-Service in England; 7 The Carta of Richard de La Haye, 1166; 8 Politics and Property in Early Medieval England; 9 Feudal Society and the Family in Early Medieval England, I: The Revolution of 1066; 10 What''s in a Name? Family Nomenclature and the Norman Conquest; 11 Feudal Society and the Family in Early Medieval England, II: Notions of Patrimony 12 Feudal Society and the Family in Early Medieval England, III: Politics and Patronage13 Feudal Society and the Family, IV: The Heiress and the Alien; 14 The Treaty of Winchester 1153; 15 Magna Carta, 1215-1217: The Legal and Social Context; 16 The Casus Regisr: The Law and Politics of Succession in the Plantagenet Dominions, 1185-1247; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464493803321

Autore	Clanchy M. T
Edizione	[Fourth edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (366 p.)
Disciplina	942.02
Collana	Wiley Blackwell Classic Histories of England
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-73622-2 1-118-73621-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Wiley Blackwell Classic Histories of England; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; List of Abbreviations; Maps; 1: England's Place in Medieval Europe; England and its conquerors; Europe and the world; England's destiny; Interpretations of English history; England and Britain; Part I: The Normans (1066-1135); 2: The Norman Conquest (1066-87); Immediately after the Conquest; Debates about the Conquest; English feelings about the Normans; Names and languages; Domesday Book; 3: Norman Government (1087-1135); William Rufus and Henry I The development of institutionsThe Exchequer; Feudalism; 4: Church Reform; The Anglo-Saxon church; Lanfranc and Norman control; Anselm and religious perfection; Monastic expansion; 5: The Creation of Wealth; Competition between churches and towns; Markets and money; What was wealth?; Did the Normans make a difference?; Part II: The Angevins (1135-99); 6: Struggles for the Kingdom (1135-99); Property and inheritance; Stephen and Matilda; Henry II's ancestral rights; Henry II and his sons; Richard I; 7: Law and Order; The law and feudalism; The system described by Glanvill Henry II's intentionsBureaucracy; Why did England develop a system of its own?; 8: The Twelfth-century Renaissance; England's place in this Renaissance; Curiales and Latinists; The Owl and the Nightingale; Artists and patrons; 9: The Matter of Britain; Arthur and Merlin; Wales - defining an allegiance; Modernization in Scotland; Civilization in Ireland; 10: Family and Gender; Gender; Clerics and the family; The law of marriage; House and home; Part III: The Poitevins (1199-1272); 11: King John and the Minority of Henry III (1199-1227); The Poitevin connection; The record of King John Magna CartaThe regency of William the Marshal; Implications of the minority; 12: The Personal Rule of Henry III (1227-58); Contemporary rulers; The return of Peter des Roches; Henry's style of kingship; Henry's European strategy; The 'Sicilian business'; 13: National Identity; National feeling in Henry III's reign; The papacy and internationalism; The identity of England; The use of the English language; From lordship to nation state; The expulsion of the Poitevins; 14: The Commune of England (1258-72); The confederates of 1258; The idea of the commune; The Provisions of Oxford Henry III's recoveryMonarchy versus community; The king and Westminster abbey; 15: Lordship and the Structure of Society; Homage and honour; Women and lordship; Lords, freemen and serfs; Lordship and management; Epilogue; 16: Edward I (1272-1307); Assessing the king's character; The enforcement of royal rights; The conquest of Wales; The subjection of Scotland; English law and nationalism; Genealogical Tables; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464048303321

Autore	Daniell Christopher
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina	942.02
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-415-22216-8 1-315-01108-5 1-136-35697-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Hastings and after, 1066-1100; Background and battle; Aftermath; The impact of the Conquest; 2 Peoples and families, 1066-1215; Normans and Anglo-Saxons; Family politics; The Anarchy; The Plantagenets; Magna Carta; 3 Boundaries and networks; Anglo-Norman aristocracy; Boundaries; Scotland and the northern border; Wales; Ireland; Empire building; Networks: dynasties and church; The Mediterranean and the Crusades; 4 Court life and power; Kingship; Feudalism; Women, marriage and family Warfare5 Government and justice; The king and the curia regis; The king's household; The role of the individual and family in government; Absence of the king, family members and the justiciar; The church and administration; Rule of the provinces: sheriffs; The court system; Ecclesiastical courts; The law; 6 Religion; The power of the church; The papacy, reforms and England; The structure of the church in England; Patronage: the church and the laity; The Jews; Popular religion; 7 Economy and society; The economy and economic trends; Specialisation and categorisation; Space 8 The arts in EnglandTwelfth-century Renaissance and education; Languages; Literature and drama; Art; Architecture; Sources of inspiration; Decoration; Interrelationships; Patrons, masons and materials; Postscript; Appendix: significant dates and facts about the monarchs of England, 1066-1216; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452656903321