Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen of the troubadours
Markale, Jean2007
Books, Manuscripts
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) has long been noted for her political and cultural achievements. This text looks at her greatest influence - her role as the symbol of courtly love, which was not a mere diversion of the aristocracy, but a process of male initiation and transcendence that bears a close resemblance to Indian Tantra.
Main title:
Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen of the troubadours / Jean Markale ; translated by Jon E. Graham.
Author:
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2007.
Collation:
260 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Previously published as Alienor d'Aquitaine in 2000 by Editions Payot; originally published in 1979 as: La vie, la legende, l'influence d'Alienor, comtesse de Poitou, duchesse d'Aquitaine, reine de France, puis d'Angleterre, dame des troubadours et des bardes bretons.Includes bibliographical references (p. 252) and index.
Contents:
<i> Introduction: </i> History and Its Heroes 1 Twice a Queen 2 Eleanor's Strange "Divorce" 3 Queen of the Troubadours 4 The Legend of Eleanor 5 From Guinevere to Melusine Notes Selected Bibliography Index
ISBN:
9781594771958 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.031092B
LC class:
DA209.E6
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204BiographyBiography: historical, political & militaryEnglandc 1000 CE to c 1500European historyHistoryBiography: royalty"European history: medieval period, middle ages"Mind, body, spiritAlternative belief systemsEuropeGreat Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- BiographyLouis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 -- MarriageHenry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- MarriageFrance -- History -- Louis VII, 1137-1180 -- BiographyQueens -- Great Britain -- BiographyQueens -- France -- BiographyTroubadours
BRN:
2647994