The First Crusade (Classic Reprint): The Accounts of Eyewitnesses and Participants - Couverture souple

August C. Krey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331861926 ISBN 13 : 9781331861928

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

The First Crusade presents a clear, eyewitness-based account of Europe’s great medieval expedition and its lasting impact on world history.

Read this edition to understand not just the battles, but the people, ideas, and forces that shaped the First Crusade.

From its opening context to the surge of crusading zeal and its aftermath, the work frames why this journey mattered in European civilization. It highlights how contemporary chronicles illuminate social life, class dynamics, religious motivation, and the exchange of people and ideas across continents. The narrative foregrounds the voices of knights, clergy, peasants, and leaders alike, offering a balanced view of a pivotal moment in history.

• Learn how chroniclers described the summons, marches, sieges, and leadership disputes.
• Explore the social fabric of the crusading host and the wider European world it touched.
• See how eyewitness accounts shaped later understanding of the Crusade and its significance.
• Discover the author’s approach to source material and the broader literary and historical value.

Ideal for readers of history and literature alike, this edition helps you grasp why the First Crusade remains a landmark in European development and in the recording of medieval life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Henry A dams sought to triangulate the progress of modern civi Hzation he fixed his historical transit at Mont St. Michel and Chartres in the days of the First Crusade and sighted from them across the centuries. No earlier place in the Middle A ges would have afforded a foundation of equal breadth in its description of society. The spiritual character of the Crusade lent a halo to even the most commonplace details connected with it and thus gave to them a literary immortality hitherto confined rather narrowly to matters of ecclesiastical interest. The widespread enthusiasm for the movement and participation in it assured its commemoration not only in monuments of stone but in a variety of writings as well. The authors of these accounts were neither sophisticated nor highly trained in their art. The picture of society which they drew, though relatively complete, has stood forth with all the simple and stark realism of a charcoal sketch, full of feeling, action, and scenery, but lacking in finish. The polish and finish have come with the later centuries. For those, however, who would understand that society even in its more finished form, a knowledge of the preliminary sketch is still essential. In these lack-o-L atin days students seeking to accomplish this find their path too much beset with linguistic obstacles. It is to ameliorate these difficulties that the present volume has been compiled. The plan of this work will be found reminiscent of Archer s Crmade of Richard I and the Parallel Source Problems of Mediaeval History. The author gratefully acknowledges indebtedness to both.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The First Crusade: The Accounts of Eyewitnesses and Participants

I. Kerbogha lays siege to the Crusaders in Antioch - 2. Dire straits of the Crusaders 3. Revelation of the Lance 4. Defeat of Kerbogha - 5. Summary of events.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331861926
• ISBN 13: 9781331861928
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 319
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