The Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders - Brossura

Galbert Of Bruges

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0300152302 ISBN 13: 9780300152302

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

In 1127 Charles the Good, count of Flanders, was surrounded by assassins while at prayer and killed by a sword blow to the forehead. His murder upset the fragile balance of power between England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire, giving rise to a bloody civil war while impacting the commercial life of medieval Europe. The eyewitness account by the Flemish cleric Galbert of Bruges of the assassination and the struggle for power that ensued is the only journal to have survived from twelfth century Europe. This new translation by medieval studies expert Jeff Rider greatly improves upon all previous versions, substantially advancing scholarship on the Middle Ages while granting new life and immediacy to Galbert’s well informed and courageously candid narrative.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jeff Rider is a professor of Romance languages and literature at Wesleyan University. He lives in Higganum, CT.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300152302
• ISBN 13: 9780300152302
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 220