Marcel Elias reveals medieval crusade culture's ambivalent, self-critical qualities, providing fresh perspectives on Middle English romance.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Royal emotions, blasphemy, and (dis)unity in The Siege of Milan and The Sultan of Babylon; 2. Hopes and anxieties of conversion in the Otuel romances; 3. Women, God, and other crusading motives in Guy of Warwick; 4. Therapeutic crusading and excessive violence in The Siege of Jerusalem and Richard Coeur de Lion; Conclusion.