ISBN: 9780394574479 - the quest for el cid (19 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardback. Condizione: Good.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Clean, unmarked, unread copy with DJ in VG condition. BP/Spanish Hist.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 1990, 218pp, illus., maps, light shelfwear to cover, bookplate to front free ep, slight rubbing to dj, contents clean & unmarked.

black & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first american edition so stated. first printing (nap). deckled foredge. xv+218p.+colophon. 17 glossy b&w plates. genealogical trees. 5 b& w maps. bibliography. index. world history.medieval history. biography. history of spain. islam. ~ This pioneering work brings to life a littleknown but vital part of European history: the story of Spain's first great national hero ~ the fearless warrior~knight of eleventh~century Castile whom we know as El Cid. At home equally in the emergent feudal kingdoms of northern Spain and the exotic principalities of the Moorish south, Rodrigo Diaz was an adventurous soldier of genius who, following his own fortunes, sold his skills to Christian and Muslim alike. Like all European aristocrat~soldiers of his time, he was always his own man, ever suspicious of established royal authority; throughout a remarkable career, he racked up an impressive series of military victories and amassed vast fortunes; by the end of his life (he died in 1099), he had become the independent ruler of Valencia, a principality he defended from repeated bloody attacks by Islamic fundamentalists who had invaded Spain from their Moroccan homeland~and he was the most famous man in Iberia. El Cid became the centerpiece of countless legends, of the great epic Poema de Mio Cid and of Corneille's splendid tragedy. Richard Fletcher's fascinating inquiry into the life and times of El Cid draws us into the real excitement of historical research, as the author separates fact from myth and involves us in the quest for the truth about this extraordinary hero. The Quest for El Cid is a journey of discovery into the turbulent dark history of an epoch when for the first time Christian and Muslim, European and Arab, met and clashed. Fletcher's account of a confrontation that helped to form modern Europe is a masterly accomplishment.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. A very good advance review copy of the first American edition with publisher's note tipped in. 218p. Clean and free of marks or highlighting. Light wear to boards. Some scuffing to the jacket cover and light toning on the edges of the reverse. [Loc: 41]. Advance Review Copy [First American Edition].…

Condizione: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Knopf Pub Date: 4/7/1990 Binding: hardcover Pages: 217 First edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Knopf, 1990. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good in Dustjacket. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1990. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394574478. 217 pages. hardcover. Front-of-jacket photograph by Dan Lloyd Taylor. keywords: History Spain Literature. DESCRIPTION - Rodrigo Diaz, the legendary warrior-knight of eleventh-century Castile known as El Cid, is remembered today as the Christian hero of the Spanish crusade who waged wars of re-conquest for the triumph of the Cross over the Crescent. He is still honored in Spain as a national hero for liberating the fatherland from the occupying Moors. Yet, as Richard Fletcher shows in this award-winning book, there are many contradictions between eleventh-century reality and the mythology that developed with the passing years. By placing El Cid in a fresh, historical context, Fletcher shows us an adventurous soldier of fortune who was of a type, one of a number of 'cids,' or 'bosses,' who flourished in eleventh-century Spain. But the El Cid of legend - the national hero - was unique in stature even in his lifetime. Before his death El Cid was already celebrated in a poem written in tribute of the conquest of Almeria; posthumously he was immortalized in the great epic Poema de Mio Cid and became the centerpiece for countless other works of literature. When he died in Valencia in 1099, he was ruler of an independent principality he had carved for himself in Eastern Spain. Rather than the zealous Christian leader many believe him to have been, Rodrigo emerges in Fletcher's study as a mercenary equally at home in the feudal kingdoms of northern Spain and the exotic Moorish lands of the south, selling his martial skills to Christian and Muslim alike. Indeed, his very title derives from the Arabic word sayyid meaning 'lord' or 'master.' And as there was little if any sense of Spanish nationhood in the eleventh century, he can hardly be credited for uniting a medieval Spanish nation. In thisground-breaking inquiry into the life and times of El Cid, Fletcher disentangles fact from myth to create a striking portrait of an extraordinary man, clearly showing how and why legend transformed him into something he was not during his life. inventory #12101.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good condition. dj. A Borzoi Book. Dustjacket. LCC: 8943289.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book of the Month Club. B&W Illustrations & Maps; 218 pages; Smudges to exterior edge of pages, minor, top edge. Rubbing (shelf wear) to DJ rear, minor. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). (Book Club--unstated) Large, heavy book, black cloth spine, black boards, gilt initials and design at top front, bright gilt lettering on spine, 218 pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with gold illustration of chain mail and cross on front, red borders front and back, praise on white back from Rayond Carr in Sunday Telegraph, John Keates in The Observer and others. DJ and book, both As New.…

Hard Cover in Dj. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 8vo, Cloth in dj. . First Edition.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.