Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative: 72 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 72)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reissue, 7/14/2011
EAN 9780521349598, ISBN10: 0521349591
Paperback, 270 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
During the early medieval period, crusading brought about new ways of writing about the city of Jerusalem in Europe. By creating texts that embellished the historical relationship between the Holy City and England, English authors endowed their nation with a reputation of power and importance. In Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative, Suzanne Yeager identifies the growth of medieval propaganda aimed at rousing interest in crusading, and analyses how fourteenth-century writers refashioned their sources to create a substantive (if fictive) English role in the fight for Jerusalem. Centring on medieval identity, this study offers assessments of some of the fourteenth century's most popular works, including English pilgrim itineraries, political treatises, the romances Richard, Coeur de Lion and The Siege of Jerusalem, and the prose Book of Sir John Mandeville. This study will be an essential resource for the study of medieval literary history, travel, crusade, and the place of Jerusalem.
Introduction
texts and contexts
1. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
three accounts by English authors
2. Craving heritage
portrayals of Richard I and the English quest for Jerusalem in Richard, Coeur de Lion
3. The crusade of the soul in The Siege of Jerusalem
4. The Book of Sir John Mandeville
text of pilgrimage and spiritual reform
5. Beyond the celestial and terrestrial Jerusalem
the Promised Land in Western Christendom
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.