| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The new Middle Ages |
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New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
Fame and Fürstenspiegel -- René d'Anjou's Negotiations with Fame: Creating for a Future Past -- Chaucer's House of Fame: The Quasi-Iconoclastic Present -- Edward the Black Prince, The Future King |
| Summary |
"Reading semiotically against the backdrop of medieval mirrors of princes, Arthurian narratives, and chronicles, this study examines how René d'Anjou (1409-1480), Geoffrey Chaucer's House of Fame (ca. 1375-1380), and Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) explore fame's visual power. While very different in approach, they all three reject the classical suggestion that fame is bestowed; challenge or nuance the attraction held by the unpredictable goddess; and understand that particularly in positions of leadership, it is necessary to communicate effectively with audiences in order to secure fame. Thus, they shed light on fame's intoxicating but deceptively simple promise of elite glory"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. House of fame.
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Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376.
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| SUBJECT |
Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376 fast |
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René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480 fast |
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House of fame (Chaucer, Geoffrey) fast |
| Subject |
Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
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Visual perception in literature.
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Fame in literature.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Literature.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature
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Fame in literature
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Literature, Medieval
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Visual perception in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230106536 |
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0230106536 |
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1282909487 |
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9781282909489 |
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9786612909481 |
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661290948X |
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