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The Lettered Knight: Knowledge and aristocratic behaviour in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries 9789633861080

Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
Knighthood and Literacy
Knighthood and Literary Creation
Clerical Instruction and Civilizing Knightly Mores
Conclusion
Sources and bibliography
Index

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The Lettered Knight

The Lettered Knight Knowledge and Aristocratic Behaviour in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Martin Aurell Translated by Jean-Charles Khalifa and Jeremy Price

Central European University Press Budapest–New York

© 2017 Martin Aurell Originally published in 2011 as La chevalier lettré. Savoir et conduite de l’aristocratie aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles by Fayard Published in 2017 by Central European University Press An imprint of the Central European University Limited Liability Company Nádor utca 11, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 Fax: +36-1-327-3183 E-mail: ceupress@ press.ceu.edu Website: www.ceupress.com 224 West 57th Street, New York NY 10019, USA E-mail: [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. ISBN 978-963-386-105-9 Cloth Published