Author: Joseph Fr. MichaudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
History of the Crusades. Translated from the French by W. Robson
Author: Joseph Fr. MichaudHistory of the Crusades. Translated from the French ...
Author: Joseph François MichaudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade
Author: Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754658627
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Robert the Monk's chronicle of the First Crusade was one of the most popular such accounts in the Middle Ages. As such it gives an invaluable window onto contemporary perceptions of the crusade, as well as providing new and unique information - and all this in a racy style which on occasion would not disgrace a modern journalist. This is the first translation of the Latin text into English.
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
Author: Amin MaaloufPublisher: Saqi
ISBN: 0863568483
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. Under Saladin, an unstoppable Muslim army inspired by prophets and poets finally succeeded in destroying the most powerful Crusader kingdoms. The memory of this greatest and most enduring victory ever won by a non-European society against the West still lives in the minds of millions of Arabs today. Amin Maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. He retraces two critical centuries of Middle Eastern history, and offers fascinating insights into some of the forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today. 'Well-researched and highly readable.' Guardian 'A useful and important analysis adding much to existing western histories ... worth recommending to George Bush.' London Review of Books 'Maalouf tells an inspiring story ... very readable ... warmly recommended.' Times Literary Supplement 'A wide readership should enjoy this vivid narrative of stirring events.' The Bookseller 'Very well done indeed ... Should be put in the hands of anyone who asks what lies behind the Middle East's present conflicts.' Middle East International
The Chanson D'Antioche
Author: Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 0754654893
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This is the first translation into English of the Old French Chanson d'Antioche, a text which has long intrigued historians and literary scholars. Uniquely among epic poems, it follows closely a well-documented historical event - the First Crusade - and appears to include substantial and genuine historical content. The introduction assesses the history and status of the text, while the translation is provided with extensive annotation and with appendices on a different manuscript tradition and on real and fictional characters. The work provides a whole new perspective on crusading in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
History of the Crusades. Translated from the French ...
Author: Joseph François MichaudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Francesco GabrieliPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135176078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian. Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources: The general histories of the Muslim world, The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds. Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.
The Gesta Tancredi of Ralph of Caen
Author: Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781409400325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This is the first translation into English of Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi. The text provides an important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the period 1096-1105. The work as a whole has a striking Norman point of view and contains details found in no other source, providing a corrective to the strong northern focus of most of the other narrative sources for the First Crusade.
The History of the Crusades
Author: Joseph Fr. MichaudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300
Author: John FrancePublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1857284674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This text examines the nature of war in the period 1000-1300 A.D. and argues that is was primarily shaped by the people who conducted war - the landowners.