Philippe de Mézières and his age : piety and politics in the fourteenth century / / edited by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski and Kiril Petkov ; translated by Richard Brezezinski.

• Superior document: The Medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500, v. 91
• TeilnehmendeR: Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate, 1952-; Petkov, Kiril, 1964-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 91.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (542 p.)
• Notes: Papers originally presented at a symposium under the name of "The Age of Philippe de Mezieres : Fourteenth-Century Piety and Politics between France, Venice, and Cyprus" in Nicosia, Cyprus on June 10-14, 2009.

Philippe de Mézières (1327-1405) was the quintessential man of all seasons of the fourteenth-century Mediterranean. A scholar, a soldier, a mystic, a man of affairs, a royal adviser and an incessant traveler around the Mediterranean, a prolific writer and an associate of religious orders, a champion of the crusade and no less an ardent advocate of peace in the West, a Frenchman, a Cypriot, and a Venetian citizen, he captures the spirit of his age like no other man. This volume, the first to address Philippe and his legacy comprehensively since 1896, gathers twenty-two contributions of original research shedding new light on Philippe’s literary, political, and mystical writings, and places him in the context of his age and his contemporaries. Contributors are Michel Balard, Adrian Bell, Joël Blanchard, Kevin Brownlee, Evelien Chayes, Philippe Contamine, Anne Curry, Daisy Delogu, Peter Edbury, John France, Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, Henri Gourinard, Michael Hanly, David Jacoby, Sharon Kinoshita, Anna Loba, Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, Sylvain Piron, Andrea Tarnowski, Stefan Vander Elst, Lori Walters, and David Wrisley.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction / Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski -- Entre Occident et Orient. Philippe de Mézières (vers 1327–1405) : itinéraires maritimes et spirituels / Philippe Contamine -- “Noi siamo mercatanti cipriani” : How to Do Things in the Medieval Mediterranean / Sharon Kinoshita -- Philippe de Mézières and the Peace Movement / Michael Hanly -- Trois lettres pour la postérité : la correspondance entre Philippe de Mézières, Boniface Lupi et François Pétrarque (ms. Arsenal 499) / Evelien Chayes -- The Vieil Solitaire and the Seulette: Contemplative Solitude as Political Theology in Philippe de Mézières, Christine de Pizan, and Jean Gerson / Lori J. Walters -- How to Become the “roy des frans” : The Performance of Kingship in Philippe de Mézières’s Le songe du vieil pelerin / Daisy Delogu -- The Figure of Peter I and the Status of Cyprus in Le songe du vieil pelerin: Crusade Ideology, Salvation History, and Authorial Self-Representation / Kevin Brownlee -- Literature and Chivalric Education in Philippe de Mézières’ Le songe du vieil pelerin / Stefan Vander Elst -- Une exemplarité déconstruite : la polémique sur Alexandre et le procès de la littérature de fiction dans Le songe du vieil pelerin / Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas -- A Religion in Its Time: Numerology and Moral Alchemy in Philippe de Mézières’ Work / Joël Blanchard -- The Consolations of Writing Allegory : Philippe de Mézières’ Le songe du vieil pelerin / Andrea Tarnowski -- Contempler le miroir de la passion : Philippe de Mézières et les mystiques / Anna Loba -- Philippe de Mézières et les républiques maritimes italiennes / Michel Balard -- Philippe de Mézières and the Military History of the Fourteenth Century / John France -- War or Peace? Philippe de Mézières, Richard II and Anglo-French Diplomacy / Anne Curry -- English Members of the Order of the Passion: Their Political, Diplomatic and Military Significance / Adrian Bell -- Machaut, Mézières, Makhairas and Amadi: Constructing the Reign of Peter I (1359–1369) / Peter Edbury -- Apologists or Critics? The Reign of Peter I of Lusignan (1359–1369) Viewed by Philippe de Mézières (1327–1405) and Leontios Makhairas (ca. 1360/80–after 1432) / Angel Nicolaou-Konnari -- Western Merchants, Pilgrims, and Travelers in Alexandria in the Time of Philippe de Mézières (ca. 1327–1405) / David Jacoby -- “Alexandrie, ville sous haute surveillance.” Voyage et espionnage aux XIV–XVe siècles, d’après les récits de voyageurs et de pèlerins occidentaux / Henri Gourinard -- Historical Narration and Digression in al-Nuwairī al-Iskandarānī’s Kitāb al-Ilmām / David Joseph Wrisley -- Philippe de Mézières et l’université / Sylvain Piron -- Appendix: Brief Overview of the Great Schism of the Western Church (1378–1417) / Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski -- Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index.

505-00 A tangled world : literature of connectivity in Mezieres' age -- Politics as spiritual allegory -- A soldier and a diplomat -- Entre occident et orient : Philippe de Mezieres (vers 1327-1405) : itineraires maritimes et spirituels / ́Noi siamo mercatanti ciprianí : how to do things in the medieval Mediterranean / Philippe de and the Peace Movement / Trois lettres pour la posterite la correspondance entre Philippe de Mezieres Boniface Lupi et Francʹois Petrarque (ms. Arsenal 499) / The Vieil solitaire and the Seulette : contemplative solitude as political theology in Philippe de Mezieres, Christine de Pizan, and Jean Gerson / How to become the ́roy des franś : the performance of kingship in Philippe de Mezieres' Le songe du vieil pelerin / The figure of Peter I and the status of Cyprus in Le songe du vieil pelerin : crusade ideology, salvation history, and authorial self-representation / Literature and chivalric education in Philippe de Mezieres' Le songe du vieil pelerin / Une exemplarite deconstruite : la polemique sur Alexandre et le proces de la litterature de fiction dans Le songe du vieil pelerin / A religion in its time : numerology and moral alchemy in Philippe de Mezieres' work / The consolations of writing allegory : Philippe de Mezieres' Le songe du vieil pelerin / Contempler le miroir de la passion : Philippe de Mezieres et les mystiques / Philippe de Mezieres et les republiques maritimes italiennes / Philippe de Mezieres and the military history of the fourteenth century / John France -- Philippe Contamine -- Sharon Kinoshita -- Michael Hanly -- Evelien Chayes -- Lori J. Walters -- Daisy Delogu -- Kevin Brownlee -- Stefan Vander Elst -- Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas -- Joe˜l Blanchard -- Andrea Tarnowski -- Anna Loba -- Michel Balard --

505-00 War or peace? Philippe de Mezieres, Richard II and Anglo-French diplomacy / Anne Curry -- Adrian Bell -- Peter Edbury -- Angel Nicolaou-Konnari David Jacoby -- Henri Gourinard -- David Joseph Wrisley -- Sylvain Piron -- Appendix: Brief overview of the Great Schism of the Western Church (1378-1417). Michel Balard Philippe de Mezieres and the Military History of the Fourteenth Century/ John France War or Peace? Philippe de Mezieres, Richard II and Anglo-French Diplomacy / Anne Curry -- English members of the Order of the Passion: their political, diplomatic and military significance / Machaut, Mezieres, Makhairas and Amadi : constructing the reign of Peter I (1359-1369) / Apologists or critics? The reign of Peter I of Lusignan (1359-1369) viewed by Philippe de Mezieres (405) and Leontios Makhairas (ca. 1360/80-after 1432) / Western merchants, pilgrims, and travelers in Alexandria in the time of Philippe de Mezieres (ca. 1327-1405) / ́Alexandrie, ville sous haute surveillance.́ Voyage et espionnage aux XIV-XVe siecles, d'apres les recits de voyageurs et de pelerins occidentaux / Historical narration and digression in al-Nuwairi al-Iskandarani's Kitab al-Ilmam / Philippe de Mezieres et l'universite / Affinities & contrasts : Mezieres, his fellow-travelers, and his "others" -- Special note --