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The Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies - Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East
Zrinka Stahuljak
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Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACND; AKLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty's copy of the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces the exciting exploits of Gillion as he journeys to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, is imprisoned in Egypt and rises to the command of the Sultan's armies, mistakenly becomes a bigamist first with a Christian and then a Muslim wife, and dies in battle as a glorious hero. The tale encompasses the most thrilling elements of the Western romance genre -- ... Read more
One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty's copy of the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces the exciting exploits of Gillion as he journeys to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, is imprisoned in Egypt and rises to the command of the Sultan's armies, mistakenly becomes a bigamist first with a Christian and then a Muslim wife, and dies in battle as a glorious hero. The tale encompasses the most thrilling elements of the Western romance genre -- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606064634
SKU
V9781606064634
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About Zrinka Stahuljak
Elizabeth Morrison is senior curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and is a specialist in Flemish illumination. Zrinka Stahuljak is professor of French and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has published widely on romance and the medieval Mediterranean.
Reviews for The Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies - Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East
"Elizabeth Morrison and Zrinka Stahuljak's monograph provides an excellent introduction to this manuscript that is both accessible to general readers as well as to specialists in the field."
Renaissance Quarterly ..".[a] sumptuously produced and indisputably elegant work..."
The Times Literary Supplement
Renaissance Quarterly ..".[a] sumptuously produced and indisputably elegant work..."
The Times Literary Supplement