Guglielmo il maresciallo. L'avventura del cavaliere

Who is ever alone at the beginning of the thirteenth century but the mad, the possessed--marginal figures who are hunted down? An orderly world requires that each man remains swathed in a fabric of solidarities, of friendships, in a corps. A few detractors of this text cite that Duby appears more con Leggi tutto

Biography of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, yet now almost obscure medieval knights, William the Marshall. He was one of the few knights ever to have unhorsed the great warrior king, Richard the Lionheart, and he lived to not only tell about it but went on to serve Richard, as he has serv Leggi tutto

A pesar de su corta extensión, esta obra es un auténtico monumento en el que se trasluce la admiración del autor -disimulada bajo su obediencia debida a la objetividad propia del buen historiador- por una época en la que, contrariamente a lo que nos muestran tanto la cada vez más escasa historiograf Leggi tutto

According to my research I am descended (separately) from Marshal's four daughters. That gave me enough incentive to look him up and find out his story. There isn't much extant material on William Marshal save for a secondhand copy of his life story that he commissioned on his deathbed. As a result, Leggi tutto

As a biography, this book is a bit unusual as it's only tangentially a biography. The actual focus is analysis of a biographical poem commissioned by one of William Marshall's son's after his death. As a result, the book begins with Marshall's death and the resolution of his estate. The second chapt Leggi tutto

Aunque el título del libro puede llevar a cierta confusión, al pensar que se trata de una biografía de Guillermo el Mariscal (William Marshall), creo que el trabajo que realiza Georges Duby en este libro es más interesante que la propia biografía anunciada. Usando como herramienta el panegírico escri Leggi tutto

Fascinating character. Truly one of the greatest knights ever. Survived incredibly tumultuous times of war under 5 kings. Served Richard the Lionheart, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands and earned the respect of the crusaders, was famous for his brute strength and swordsmanship, was (most proba Leggi tutto

"Ajalooteadus eksisteerib vaid läbi jutustamise. Et ta oleks hea, peab ka jutustamine olema hea. [...] Ajalooline tekst peab olema loetav kunstiteosena, millel on omaenese ilu. Ta peab olema kaasahaarav. [...] Ma arvan, et ajaloolane peab olema poeet, et kutsuda lugejat unistama." Teos on nende teesi Leggi tutto

Georges Duby uses the 13th century biography of William Marshal, commissioned by his eldest son immediately after his death and written within the lifetime of many of his companions, as a device to present an analysis of chivalry and knighthood in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. In this book Leggi tutto