The Man Who Believed He Was King of France
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The Man Who Believed He Was King of France by Tommaso Di Carpegna Falconieri
Analyzes late-medieval society, exploring questions of essence and appearance, being and belief, at a time when the divine right of kings confronted the rise of mercantile culture.
"I read The Man Who Believed He Was King of France with great pleasureFrom the wonderful first sentence, it is a fascinating story and an engaging read. Unlike an Agatha Christie mystery, where all is revealed in the end, Falconieri emphasizes the knots and twists of the skein of the tale, and we are as wrapped in it at the end as we were at the beginning." - R. Howard Bloch, author of A Needle in the Right Hand of God"
Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri is director of studies in medieval history at the University of Urbino and head of courses in methodology of historical research and the history of the Middle Ages. William McCuaig has translated more than a dozen books from Italian and French, including Chiara Frugoni's A Day in a Medieval City, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226145259 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226145255 |
| Title | The Man Who Believed He Was King of France |
| Author | Tommaso Di Carpegna Falconieri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2008-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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