The Resource Inventing Eleanor : the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Michael R. Evans
Inventing Eleanor : the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Michael R. Evans
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- Summary
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204), queen of France and England and mother of two kings, has often been described as one of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages. Yet her real achievements have been embellished--and even obscured--by myths that have grown up over eight centuries. This process began in her own lifetime, as chroniclers reported rumours of her scandalous conduct on crusade, and has continued ever since. She has been variously viewed as an adulterous queen, a monstrous mother and a jealous murderess, but also as a patron of literature, champion of courtly love and proto-femin
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Introduction: Eleanorian exceptionalism
- Creating the black legend: the origins of Eleanor's scandalous reputation
- Eleanor in historiography
- Eleanor and Aquitaine (and Languedoc, and Provence?): the southernness of Eleanor
- "A canker'd grandam": Eleanor on the stage before 1900
- A lioness in winter: Eleanor on stage and screen in the twentieth century
- Eleanor in fiction
- Eleanor in the visual arts
- Conclusion: Eleanor in the twenty-first century
- Isbn
- 9781441141354
- Label
- Inventing Eleanor : the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Title
- Inventing Eleanor
- Title remainder
- the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael R. Evans
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204
- Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204
- Eleonore, von Aquitanien, 1122-1204
- France
- France -- History -- Louis VII, 1137-1180 -- Biography
- Geschichtsschreibung
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
- Henry, II, King of England, 1133-1189
- Henry, II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Marriage
- 1137-1189
- Künste
- Louis, VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180
- Louis, VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
- Marriage
- Medieval history
- Queens
- Queens -- France -- Biography
- Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Rezeption
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204), queen of France and England and mother of two kings, has often been described as one of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages. Yet her real achievements have been embellished--and even obscured--by myths that have grown up over eight centuries. This process began in her own lifetime, as chroniclers reported rumours of her scandalous conduct on crusade, and has continued ever since. She has been variously viewed as an adulterous queen, a monstrous mother and a jealous murderess, but also as a patron of literature, champion of courtly love and proto-femin
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Evans, Michael R.
- Dewey number
- 942.03/1092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA209.E6
- LC item number
- E93 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Eleanor
- Louis
- Henry
- Great Britain
- France
- Queens
- Queens
- Eleanor
- Henry
- Louis
- Eleonore
- Medieval history
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Marriage
- Queens
- France
- Great Britain
- Rezeption
- Geschichtsschreibung
- Künste
- Label
- Inventing Eleanor : the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Michael R. Evans
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Eleanorian exceptionalism -- Creating the black legend: the origins of Eleanor's scandalous reputation -- Eleanor in historiography -- Eleanor and Aquitaine (and Languedoc, and Provence?): the southernness of Eleanor -- "A canker'd grandam": Eleanor on the stage before 1900 -- A lioness in winter: Eleanor on stage and screen in the twentieth century -- Eleanor in fiction -- Eleanor in the visual arts -- Conclusion: Eleanor in the twenty-first century
- Control code
- 887802886
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441141354
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)887802886
- Label
- Inventing Eleanor : the medieval and post-medieval image of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Michael R. Evans
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Eleanorian exceptionalism -- Creating the black legend: the origins of Eleanor's scandalous reputation -- Eleanor in historiography -- Eleanor and Aquitaine (and Languedoc, and Provence?): the southernness of Eleanor -- "A canker'd grandam": Eleanor on the stage before 1900 -- A lioness in winter: Eleanor on stage and screen in the twentieth century -- Eleanor in fiction -- Eleanor in the visual arts -- Conclusion: Eleanor in the twenty-first century
- Control code
- 887802886
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781441141354
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)887802886
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204
- Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204
- Eleonore, von Aquitanien, 1122-1204
- France
- France -- History -- Louis VII, 1137-1180 -- Biography
- Geschichtsschreibung
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
- Henry, II, King of England, 1133-1189
- Henry, II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Marriage
- 1137-1189
- Künste
- Louis, VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180
- Louis, VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
- Marriage
- Medieval history
- Queens
- Queens -- France -- Biography
- Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Rezeption
- History
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