The Origins of Courtliness : : Civilizing Trends and the Formation of Courtly Ideals, 939-1210 / / C. Stephen Jaeger.
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic BookArgues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] ©1985 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Middle Ages Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Courtier Bishop
- 2 Representative Figures (I): Otto of Bamberg
- 3 Criticism of the Court
- 4 Representative Figures (II): Adalbert of Bremen
- 5 The Defense of the Courtier
- 6 From Court Ideal to Literary Ideal: Metamorphoses of the Courtier
- 7 Ancient Urbanity And The Spirit Of Revival In The German Empire
- 8 The Language of Courtesy: Latin Terminology, Vernacular Counterparts
- 9 The Clerical Rebellion Against Courtliness
- 10 Courtliness in the Chronicles
- 11 Instructing the Laity in Courtesy
- 12 Courtliness in the Romance
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index