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Jean Froissart

Auteur van Chronicles

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Werken van Jean Froissart

Chronicles (1978) 646 exemplaren
Froissart's Chronicles (1369) 239 exemplaren
Chronicle and Romance: Froissart; Malory; Holinshed (1909) — Medewerker — 225 exemplaren
The Boy's Froissart (1879) 20 exemplaren
Chroniques, 1. livres I et II (2001) — Auteur — 8 exemplaren
Chronicles (Classics) (1978) 8 exemplaren
Chroniques Livres III et IV (2004) — Auteur — 6 exemplaren
L'espinette amoureuse (1963) 5 exemplaren
The Hundred Years War 4 exemplaren
Le joli buisson de Jeunesse (2000) 2 exemplaren
La guerre de cent ans (1964) 2 exemplaren
Ballades et Rondeaux (1978) 2 exemplaren
Die Bürger von Calais (1975) 1 exemplaar
Chronicles of Froissart (1990) 1 exemplaar

Gerelateerde werken

The Penguin Book of War (1999) — Medewerker — 451 exemplaren
Contemporary chronicles of the hundred years war (1966) — Auteur, sommige edities39 exemplaren
Extraits des chroniqueurs francais — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
The Queen’s Story Book — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
The princess's story book — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar

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Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum
1333 (circa)
Overlijdensdatum
1404 (circa)
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
France
Geboorteplaats
Valenciennes, France
Woonplaatsen
Valenciennes, France (birth)
London, England, UK
Beroepen
chronicler
historian
writer
author
poet
chaplain
Korte biografie
Jean Froissart was one of the most important chroniclers of his era in France and England. At about age 24, he became a court poet and historian as the protégé of Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of Edward III of England. He was also able to travel widely in Europe gathering material for his writings. He's considered a leading sources of information on the Hundred Years' War.

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Froissart is prone to embellishment but, like Herodotus, he is often our only source for the material. Interesting insight into the difficulty of life during that period.
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Geoffrey Brereton Editor and Translator
John Bourchier Translator
William Harrison Contributor
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John Jolliffe Translator
G. C. Macaulay Editor, Editor (The Chronicles of Froissart)
Thomas Johnes Translator
Jean Emerson Cartography
Henry C. Pitz Illustrator

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Werken
54
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Leden
1,303
Populariteit
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Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
15
ISBNs
86
Talen
5
Favoriet
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