Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative(English, Hardcover, Yeager Suzanne M.)

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Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative(English, Hardcover, Yeager Suzanne M.) is written by Yeager Suzanne M. and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 052187792X (ISBN 10) and 9780521877923 (ISBN 13).

During the early medieval period, crusading brought about new ways of writing about the city of Jerusalem in Europe. By creating texts that embellished the historical relationship between the Holy City and England, English authors endowed their nation with a reputation of power and importance. In Jerusalem in Medieval Narrative, Suzanne Yeager identifies the growth of medieval propaganda aimed at rousing interest in crusading, and analyses how fourteenth-century writers refashioned their sources to create a substantive (if fictive) English role in the fight for Jerusalem. Centring on medieval identity, this study offers assessments of some of the fourteenth century's most popular works, including English pilgrim itineraries, political treatises, the romances Richard, Coeur de Lion and The Siege of Jerusalem, and the prose Book of Sir John Mandeville. This study will be an essential resource for the study of medieval literary history, travel, crusade, and the place of Jerusalem.