The History of the Holy War: Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte by

The History of the Holy War: Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte

with Marianne Ailes (Translator), Malcolm Barber (Translator)

214 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics literary
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The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is the character of Richard the L...

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