Rewriting the First Crusade
Epistolary Culture in the Middle Ages
1st Edition
Published on 16. April 2024
246 pages
978-1-80543-273-9 (ISBN)
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An exploration of the letters from the First Crusade, yielding evidence for a number of reinterpretations of the movement.
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Smith Thomas W.:
Thomas W. Smith gained his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London; he is presently Keeper of the Scholars and Head of Oxbridge (Arts and Humanities) at Rugby School.
Thomas W. Smith gained his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London; he is presently Keeper of the Scholars and Head of Oxbridge (Arts and Humanities) at Rugby School.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Call from the East: The Letters of Alexios I
2. The Launch of the Crusade: The Letters of Urban II, 1095-96
3. Letters from the Crusader Host, 1097-98
4. Letters from the Leaders of the Crusade, 1097-98
5. Interpreting the News from the East, 1099-1100
6. First Crusade Letters and Medieval Manuscript Cultures
Conclusion
Appendix: New Manuscripts of First Crusade Letters
Bibliography
Manuscript Index
General Index
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Call from the East: The Letters of Alexios I
2. The Launch of the Crusade: The Letters of Urban II, 1095-96
3. Letters from the Crusader Host, 1097-98
4. Letters from the Leaders of the Crusade, 1097-98
5. Interpreting the News from the East, 1099-1100
6. First Crusade Letters and Medieval Manuscript Cultures
Conclusion
Appendix: New Manuscripts of First Crusade Letters
Bibliography
Manuscript Index
General Index
