Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages

Literary-Historical Analyses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages: Literary-Historical Analyses, identifies and discusses the discourse focused on the criticism of the court, specifically of the king, across medieval Europe. Tracing its development from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, chapters examine Icelandic sagas, Old Spanish heroic epic poetry, courtly romances, early modern French and German prose novels, and late medieval short verse and prose narratives as well as the work of medieval critics such as John of Salisbury and Marsilius of Padua. Albrecht Classen explores how the writers used their craft creatively and covertly to voice harsh criticism of the ruling class and unearths a deep distrust of kings and other authority figures during the Middle Ages.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-05-29
Mått159 x 237 x 28 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Medieval Literature
Antal sidor300
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666941210

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IntroductionChapter One: The Medieval King, Monarchy, the Court, and Philosophical-Political Reflections. Unexpected Perspectives Toward a Critical Discourse: Political ReflectionsChapter Two: Waltharius: An Honest Warrior Fights Against an Evil King: Early Medieval Criticism of a RulerChapter Three: The Neglectful, Ineffectual, Pathetic, and Useless King: Heinrich der Glîchezâre’s Reinhart Fuchs and the Criticism of a Ruler. The Story of a Complete FailureChapter Four: Herzog Ernst and the Cruel Emperor: Criticism of an Unhinged RulerChapter Five: Disappointment about the Fictional King: Criticism of the Royal Ruler in Marie de France’s LaisChapter Six: A Tyrant King in the Viking World: Egil’s Saga and Other Epic PoemsChapter Seven: The Idealized King Proves to be a Miserable Creature: Political Criticism in the Old French Huon de BordeauxChapter Eight: The Public Discussion of the King in Boccaccio’s DecameronSacrosanct or Vile? The Banalization of Kingship in the Late Middle AgesChapter Nine: A Weak Husband, an Evil King, and a Miserable Character: The Downfall of Charlemagne in Late Medieval Prose Novels by Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken and Others.Königin Sibille and the Anonymous Malagis With an Interlude Focused on the NibelungenliedEpilogueBibliographyAbout the Author

An elegant apologia for the humanities and a reminder of why history is relevant for the present. Albrecht Classen sounds a warning about the consequences of incompetence in the corridors of power. The narrative is a shrewd and scholarly interpretation of medieval perceptions about leadership models that are deficient both in honor and in character. Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages is a sobering analysis of unstable and collapsing political structures that remains pertinent for the modern age everywhere.