Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings by Amy Kelly
This modern biography reveals in Eleanor a greatness of vision, an intelligence, and a political sagacity that have been missed by those who have dwelt on her caprice and frivolity. It also brings to life the whole period in whose every aspect the queen and her four kings were so intimately and influentially involved.
A chronicle written with a dash and spirit… As a history of the violent, vigorous, brutal, treacherous, idealistic and generally spectacular twelfth century in Western Europe, Kelly’s book is absorbing… I found every bit of it fascinating-- Orville Prescott * New York Times *
I recently read Eleanor of Aquitane and the Four Kings for the third time, and pray that I live long enough to read it at least twice more. A beautifully written work of impeccable scholarship, it re-creates Eleanor and her 12th-century background in meticulous, mesmerizing detail. -- Alan Helms * Boston Sunday Globe *
Amy Kelly writes truth for truth. When she does not know, she says so. When she guesses, she says she is guessing. She makes no ‘attempt to fictionize.’ Yet her book reads like colorful romance…rich and stimulating. -- Thomas Caldecot Chubb * New York Times Book Review *
The book is based on sound scholarship and written with selective skill and with considerable style. * New Yorker *
A magnificent book, thorough and complete and beautifully written. -- Thomas B. Costain
I recently read Eleanor of Aquitane and the Four Kings for the third time, and pray that I live long enough to read it at least twice more. A beautifully written work of impeccable scholarship, it re-creates Eleanor and her 12th-century background in meticulous, mesmerizing detail. -- Alan Helms * Boston Sunday Globe *
Amy Kelly writes truth for truth. When she does not know, she says so. When she guesses, she says she is guessing. She makes no ‘attempt to fictionize.’ Yet her book reads like colorful romance…rich and stimulating. -- Thomas Caldecot Chubb * New York Times Book Review *
The book is based on sound scholarship and written with selective skill and with considerable style. * New Yorker *
A magnificent book, thorough and complete and beautifully written. -- Thomas B. Costain
Amy Ruth Kelly (1877–1962) was Associate Professor of English at Wellesley College until her retirement in 1943.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674242548 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674242548 |
| Title | Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings |
| Author | Amy Kelly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1991-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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