Free Download The Culture of Knighthood in Medieval Romance (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CP9TVRYL | 2023 | 2 hours and 19 minutes | M4B@256 kbps | 256 MB
Author: Larissa (Kat) Tracy, The Great Courses
Narrator: Larissa Tracy
See the word knight and you’ll likely think of gallant men facing off on the field of battle, or rescuing fair maidens from danger, or jousting at tournaments. Since the early 19th century, poets, authors, painters, and playwrights have cultivated such images of medieval knighthood-images that continue to capture our imagination to this day. But just how true to medieval history are these images? What do they tell us about how life was lived in the Middle Ages? What does our obsession with them tell us about who we are today?