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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four kings by: Amy R Kelly |
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Binding: Unknown Binding Format: Import Label: Book of the Month Club Manufacturer: Book of the Month Club Number Of Pages: 427 Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Book of the Month Club Studio: Book of the Month Club Related Items:
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 Rating: - Amy Kelly, pioneer of modern Eleanor research"Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings" has been an important source book for perhaps the majority of authors who have written about this extraordinary woman during the past six decades. (Of equal value is the biography by Regine Pernoud, Alienor D'Aquitaine--who praises Kelly's book.) This biography was probably the most important component of Amy Ruth Kelly's academic work. She was a Harvard scholar, close to retirement when her magnum opus went to press circa 1950. A careful reading shows that much of Ms. Kelly's text is original in the sense that she was diligent in exploring manuscripts and early histories, borrowing relatively little from her contemporary historians. She pioneered modern Eleanor scholarship. Read More: Rating: - An excellent historical biography and guide to the era.While somewhat dated in language and style, this is an extremely well researched and engaging biography of one of History's most interesting and influential women. As a definitely "historical" biography it covers in scholarly detail the multiple political and religious characters involved with Eleanor and, by association, the causes they espoused. This is not, then, a work for romance readers seeking the mythic chivalry and trappings found in popular works (though the richly detailed descriptions of the age and its nuances present just as compelling a story). This is rather a book for those interested in a comprehensive, historical biography of easily the most fascinating of all Medieval women, and a perceptive glimpse into the forces which ... Read More: |
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