Eleanor of Aquitaine [1124-1204] is one of the most important and well-known figures of the Middle Ages; she exercised a huge influence on both the course of history, and on the cultural life, of the time. The essays in this collection use her as a point of entry into wider-ranging discussions of the literary, social, political and religious milieux into which she was born, and to which she contributed; they address many of the misconceptions that have grown around both Eleanor herself and the medieval Midi in general, and open up new areas of debate. Topics explored include the work of the troubadours and the importance to them of patronage; perceptions of southern France and its inhabitants by outsiders; the early history of the Templars in southern France; cultural contacts between the Midi and other parts of the Latin world; the uses of ritual and historical myth in the expression of political power; and attitudes towards women.
Details
First Published: 24 Feb 2005
13 Digit ISBN: 9781843831143
Pages: 199
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Boydell Press
Subject:
Medieval HistoryBIC Class: HBLC1
Details updated on 02 Sep 2010
Contents
- 1 Introduction [with Marcus Bull]
- 2 Introduction [with Catherine Léglu]
- 3 Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Media
- 4 Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Coronation Rite of the Dukes of Aquitaine and and the cult of St Martial of Limoges
- 5 The Templar Preceptory of Douzans [Aude] in the Twelfth Century
- 6 Events and Opinions: Norman and English Views of Aquitaine, c.1152-c.1204
- 7 Occitan Literature and the Holy Land
- 8 Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Troubadours
- 9 The Stripping of a Queen: Eleanor of Aquitaine in Thirteenth- Century Norman Tradition
- 10 Raymond VII of Toulouse: The Son of Queen Joan, `Young Count' and Light of the World
- 11 Troubadours and History
