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Bezig met laden... The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentlemandoor Mark Girouard
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Growing up in Western Canada I few reminders of the past in any form. The small number of sham castles, or at least partially crenellated buildings were vital to my mental health. Marc Girouard has evoked that particular facet of the Victorian age pretty well in this well illustrated book. More colour plates would have improved it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Toward the end of the eighteenth century, England was witness to a fascinating phenomenon: the revival of the medieval code of chivalry. The adaptation of these ideals as an appropriate mode of behavior for contemporary gentlemen was reflected not only in the art and culture of the period, but in its intellectual and political life as well. Mark Girouard traces the impact of the revival of chivalry in all its various aspects including politics, sport, literature, art, love and war. His narrative ranges from the novels of Walter Scott and the poetry of Tennyson to the art of the Pre-Raphaelites; from the popularity of fancy-dress balls and knights in armor to the ill-fated Eglington Tournament. Throughout the book Girouard traces the influence of chivalry on politics. In the concluding chapters, he poignantly shows how the very concepts of glory and honor that made war acceptable, and even desirable, dissolved in the trenches of World War I. -- From publisher's description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The thesis is interesting and the period a favorite of mine, but I had a hard time getting through this book. One problem was that Giouard flits about in time a great deal; tracing the development of knightly metaphors is made far more difficult when the writer suddenly jumps 50 years. The other problem I had was that at least half the chapters were almost catalogs of poets and pieces of art--very little analysis, but long lists of names. ( )