Knight in History (Revised)
Knight in History (Revised)
Knight in History (Revised)
Description
Description
"A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination."-- "Los Angeles Times" "A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination." "--Los Angeles Times"
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Illuminates the evolution of knighthood" -- New York Times Book Review
"A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination." -- Los Angeles Times
"Splendid ... This detailed look, focusing as it often does on individual men, shows the knight in a new and more interesting light, whether Roland or Galahad." -- Washington Post
"Gies's writing is fresh and direct, her scholarship is exact, and she approaches her subject with excitement." -- The New Yorker
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Pub date:
2011-07-26
Length:
272 pages
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