The Origins of Courtliness. Civilizing Trends and the Formation of Courtly Ideals, 939-1210

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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book Argues 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.

Author(s): C. Stephen Jaeger
Series: The Middle Ages Series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Year: 1985

Language: English
Pages: 340
Tags: Культурология;История культуры;История европейской культуры Средневековья;


Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One <> Courts And Courtiers
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
Part Two <> Courtesy
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