The The Relatio Metrica de Duobus Ducibus by Christopher A Jones
The twelfth-century Latin poem called the Relatio metrica de duobus ducibus has never been edited or translated before. On its surface, the poem retells a popular exemplum about an encounter between two warring dukes and a mysterious army from heaven. While retelling the story in verse, however, the poet has greatly expanded his prose source, elaborating its teachings about the importance of intercessions for the dead and introducing wholly new emphases on knightly piety and the benefits of dying for a holy cause. The present book, which offers the first edition, translation, and analysis of the poem, situates the 827-line poem in its literary and historical contexts. The publication of the Relatio metrica should be of interest to scholars of medieval Latin poetry, Cluniac monasticism, and the spirituality of the Crusades.
Bruce, Scott G.: - Scott G. Bruce is Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is the author of Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism: The Cluniac Tradition, c. 900-1200 and editor of Ecologies and Economies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782503568270 |
| ISBN 10 | 2503568270 |
| Title | The The Relatio Metrica de Duobus Ducibus |
| Author | Christopher A Jones |
| Series | Publications Of The Journal Of Medieval Latin Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Brepols N.V. |
| Year published | 2017-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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