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001 2007024464
003 DLC
005 20080626201013.0
008 070611s2007 vtu b 001 0beng
010 $a 2007024464
020 $a9781594771958 (pbk.)
020 $a1594771952 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn144570942
035 $a(OCoLC)144570942
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050 00 $aDA209.E6$bM35 2007
082 00 $a942.03/1092$aB$222
100 1 $aMarkale, Jean.
240 10 $aVie, la légende, l'influence d'Aliénor, comtesse de Poitou, duchesse d'Aquitaine, reine de France, puis d'Angleterre, dame des troubadours et des bardes bretons.$lEnglish
245 10 $aEleanor of Aquitaine :$bqueen of the troubadours /$cJean Markale ; translated by Jon E. Graham.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aRochester, Vt. :$bInner Traditions,$c2007.
300 $a260 p. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aPreviously published as Aliénor d'Aquitaine in 2000 by Éditions Payot; originally published in 1979 as: La vie, la légende, l'influence d'Aliénor, comtesse de Poitou, duchesse d'Aquitaine, reine de France, puis d'Angleterre, dame des troubadours et des bardes bretons.
520 $a"A comprehensive view of the mythical and historic significance of the great medieval queen"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252) and index.
520 $aEleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) has been long noted for her political and cultural achievements that profoundly shaped twelfth-century Europe. Culturally, beyond her role as wife of kings Louis VII of France and Henry II of England and mother of kings Richard and John, she inspired the diffusion of the Arthurian cycle and the Celtic myths underpinning it. Without Eleanor, figures such as Merlin, Arthur, and Guinevere (for whom Eleanor served as model) would never have assumed the symbolic value they now possess. Politically, she played a crucial role not only in the development of the Plantagenet Empire, but also in the granting of charters to merchants and craftsmen that led to the birth of the modern middle class. But her greatest influence, still shaping modern sensibilities, was 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.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aTwice a queen -- Eleanor's strange "divorce" -- Queen of the troubadours -- The legend of Eleanor -- From Guinevere to Melusine.
600 00 $aEleanor,$cof Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England,$d1122?-1204.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yHenry II, 1154-1189$vBiography.
600 00 $aLouis$bVII,$cKing of France,$dca. 1120-1180$xMarriage.
600 00 $aHenry$bII,$cKing of England,$d1133-1189$xMarriage.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis VII, 1137-1180$vBiography.
650 0 $aQueens$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aQueens$zFrance$vBiography.
650 0 $aTroubadours.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024464.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2007024464-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2007024464-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2007024464-s.html