Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen and legend
Owen, D. D. R. (Douglas David Roy)1993
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This historical portrait aims to separate history from legend. Owen reassesses Eleanor's political importance in the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John, and examines her role as a literary and cultural patron. He also explores her legend in 12th-century epic and romance.
Main title:
Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen and legend / D. D. R. Owen.
Imprint:
Oxford : Blackwell, 1993.
Collation:
256p. : ill., 1 facsim., 1 geneal.table, 1 map ; 24cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p238-243. - Includes index.
ISBN:
9780631170723
Dewey class:
942.031092941.031092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
641293