Inventing Eleanor

Author : Michael R. Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441146038

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Inventing Eleanor by Michael R. Evans Pdf

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-feminist defender of women's rights. Inventing Eleanor interrogates the myths that have grown up around the figure of Eleanor of Aquitaine and investigates how and why historians and artists have invented an Eleanor who is very different from the 12th-century queen. The book first considers the medieval primary sources and then proceeds to trace the post-medieval development of the image of Eleanor, from demonic queen to feminist icon, in historiography and the broader culture.

Author : Michael Staunton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191082641

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The Historians of Angevin England by Michael Staunton Pdf

The Historians of Angevin England is a study of the explosion of creativity in historical writing in England in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, and what this tells us about the writing of history in the middle ages. Many of those who wrote history under the Angevin kings of England chose as their subject the events of their own time, and explained that they did so simply because their own times were so interesting and eventful. This was the age of Henry II and Thomas Becket, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart, the invasion of Ireland and the Third Crusade, and our knowledge and impression of the period is to a great extent based on these contemporary histories. The writers in question - Roger of Howden, Ralph of Diceto, William of Newburgh, Gerald of Wales, and Gervase of Canterbury, to name a few - wrote history that is not quite like anything written in England before. Remarkable for its variety, its historical and literary quality, its use of evidence and its narrative power, this has been called a 'golden age' of historical writing in England. The Historians of Angevin England, the first volume to address the subject, sets out to illustrate the historiographical achievements of this period, and to provide a sense of how these writers wrote, and their idea of history. But it is also about how medieval intellectuals thought and wrote about a range of topics: the rise and fall of kings, victory and defeat in battle, church and government, and attitudes to women, heretics, and foreigners.

Author : S.J. Allen,Emilie Amt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487537937

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The Crusades by S.J. Allen,Emilie Amt Pdf

Since its first appearance in 2004, The Crusades: A Reader has been the go-to sourcebook in the field. S.J. Allen and Emilie Amt cover the entire crusading movement, from its origins to its modern afterlife, using key primary source documents. The third edition features a new introduction that includes a guide for students on how to use the book. The editors have also added more content on women, material culture, Jewish and Byzantine perspectives, Muslim-Crusader interactions, and modern use of Crusade imagery and rhetoric by the Far Right. The geographic range is broad, covering not only Crusades in the Middle East, but also in Spain and in northern Europe and against European heretics. While scholarship, courses, and textbooks on the Crusades have proliferated over the past twenty years, The Crusades: A Reader remains the only comprehensive, up-to-date, and in-print sourcebook available on the subject.

Author : Sara Cockerill
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445646183

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Eleanor of Aquitaine by Sara Cockerill Pdf

'Impeccably researched and beautifully written, this book offers a fresh perspective on one of the most controversial queens in history. Not to be missed.' Tracey Borman

Author : Grace Little Rhys
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N11162212

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Eleanor in the Loft by Grace Little Rhys Pdf

Author : Hilary A. Hallett
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781631490705

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Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood by Hilary A. Hallett Pdf

A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection The modern romance novel is elevated to a subject of serious study in this addictively readable biography of pioneering celebrity author Elinor Glyn. Unlike typical romances, which end with wedding bells, Elinor Glyn’s (1864–1943) story really began after her marriage up the social ladder and into the English gentry class in 1892. Born in the Channel Islands, Elinor Sutherland, like most Victorian women, aspired only to a good match. But when her husband, Clayton Glyn, gambled their fortune away, she turned to her pen and boldly challenged the era’s sexually straightjacketed literary code with her notorious succes de scandale, Three Weeks (1907). An intensely erotic tale about an unhappily married woman’s sexual education of her young lover, the novel got Glyn banished from high society but went on to sell millions, revealing a deep yearning for a fuller account of sexual passion than permitted by the British aristocracy or the Anglo-American literary establishment. In elegant prose, Hilary A. Hallett traces Glyn’s meteoric rise from a depressed society darling to a world-renowned celebrity author who consorted with world leaders from St. Petersburg to Cairo to New York. After reporting from the trenches during World War I, the author was lured by American movie producers from Paris to Los Angeles for her remarkable third act. Weaving together years of deep archival research, Hallett movingly conveys how Glyn, more than any other individual during the Roaring Twenties, crafted early Hollywood’s glamorous romantic aesthetic. She taught the screen’s greatest leading men to make love in ways that set audiences aflame, and coined the term “It Girl,” which turned actress Clara Bow into the symbol of the first sexual revolution. With Inventing the It Girl, Hallett has done nothing less than elevate the origins of the modern romance genre to a subject of serious study. In doing so, she has also reclaimed the enormous influence of one of Anglo-America’s most significant cultural tastemakers while revealing Glyn’s life to have been as sensational as any of the characters she created on the page or screen. The result is a groundbreaking portrait of a courageous icon of independence who encouraged future generations to chase their desires wherever they might lead.

Author : Eleanor Boudreau
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780822987895

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Earnest, Earnest? by Eleanor Boudreau Pdf

Winner, Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize Finalist, 2021 Eric Hoffer Award Silver Medal, 2020 Florida Book Award In Earnest, Earnest?, the speaker, Eleanor, writes postcards to her on-again-off-again lover, Earnest. The fact that her lover’s name is Earnest and that their relationship is fraught, raises questions of sincerity and irony, and whether both can be present at the same time. While Earnest can be read literally as Eleanor’s lover, he is best understood as another side of the poet’s self. The ambiguity at play in Earnest, Earnest? is embodied in the form of the “Earnest Postcards” that structure the book—these postcards are experimental in their use of images and formal in their dialogue with the sonnet. Thus, Earnest, Earnest? is a question of tone, address, and form.

Author : Humphry Ward
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732643066

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Eleanor by Humphry Ward Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Eleanor by Humphry Ward

Author : Susan Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Christian life
ISBN : OXFORD:600065483

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The old helmet, by the author of 'Wide, wide world'. 1 complete, unabridged ed by Susan Warner Pdf

Author : Susan Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000701355

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The Old Helmet, Etc. [With Illustrations.] by Susan Warner Pdf

Author : Mary Ann Glendon
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375760464

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A World Made New by Mary Ann Glendon Pdf

Unafraid to speak her mind and famously tenacious in her convictions, Eleanor Roosevelt was still mourning the death of FDR when she was asked by President Truman to lead a controversial commission, under the auspices of the newly formed United Nations, to forge the world’s first international bill of rights. A World Made New is the dramatic and inspiring story of the remarkable group of men and women from around the world who participated in this historic achievement and gave us the founding document of the modern human rights movement. Spurred on by the horrors of the Second World War and working against the clock in the brief window of hope between the armistice and the Cold War, they grappled together to articulate a new vision of the rights that every man and woman in every country around the world should share, regardless of their culture or religion. A landmark work of narrative history based in part on diaries and letters to which Mary Ann Glendon, an award-winning professor of law at Harvard University, was given exclusive access, A World Made New is the first book devoted to this crucial turning point in Eleanor Roosevelt’s life, and in world history. Finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award

Author : Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748133833

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The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick Pdf

'An author who makes history come gloriously alive' The Times 'Meticulous research and strong storytelling' Woman & Home 'A sumptuous ride' Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph ********************** Eleanor of Aquitaine A loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare. Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over eight hundred years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, bestselling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before. Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly. Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France, Eleanor is still struggling to adjust to her new role when Louis' father dies and they become King and Queen of France. Leaving everything behind, the vivacious Eleanor must face the complex and faction-riddled French court. She is only 13. Overflowing with scandal, politics, sex, triumphs and tragedies, The Summer Queen is the first novel in a stunning trilogy from award-winning and much-loved author Elizabeth Chadwick The next two books - The Winter Crown and The Autumn Throne - are available to buy NOW in paperback and ebook. Praise for Elizabeth Chadwick 'Enjoyable and sensuous' Daily Mail 'Stunning grasp of historical details... Her characters are beguiling and the story is intriguing and very enjoyable' Barbara Erskine 'Renowned historical novelist Chadwick tells this battle-of-the-sexes story from a woman's point of view' New York Post

Author : Marion Meade
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1991-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101173930

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Eleanor of Aquitaine by Marion Meade Pdf

"Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view."—Allene Talmey, Vogue.

Author : Susan Bogert Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600061075

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The old helmet, by the author of 'Wide, wide world'. Complete in 1 vol by Susan Bogert Warner Pdf

Author : Richard C. Levy
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015032523451

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Inventing & Patenting Sourcebook by Richard C. Levy Pdf

This combination how-to guide and directory takes the reader step-by-step from the point of inspiration to the point of purchase. Written by Richard C. Levy, an inventor and lecturer who has licensed over 70 products in the US and worldwide, this sourcebook offers proven information that can help users take their ideas to the marketplace successfully. The introductory essay offers proven advice on how to patent and trademark a product and how to select a company to approach for licensing. Included are more than 35 usable forms, sample agreements and declarations needed to file for patents and copyrights.