Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade: Historia IherosolimitanaCarol Sweetenham Routledge, 19 wrz 2017 - 264 This is the first English translation of Robert the Monk's Historia Iherosolimitana, a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. In addition to providing new and unique information on the Crusade (Robert claims to have been an eyewitness of the Council of Clermont in 1095), its particular interest lies in the great popularity it enjoyed in the Middle Ages. The text has close links with the vernacular literary tradition and is written in a racy style which would not disgrace a modern tabloid journalist. Its reflection of contemporary legends and anecdotes gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade at that time and opens up interesting perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. The introduction discusses what we know about Robert, his importance as a historical source and his place in the literary tradition of the First Crusade. |
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... Gilo of Paris drew on it for a poem in Latin hexameters.28 The Occitan text known as the Canso d'Antioca was probably commissioned by Bishop Eustorge of Limoges at much the same time.29 Robert's account should be placed firmly in this ...
... Gilo of Paris drew on it for a poem in Latin hexameters.28 The Occitan text known as the Canso d'Antioca was probably commissioned by Bishop Eustorge of Limoges at much the same time.29 Robert's account should be placed firmly in this ...
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... Gilo, Baudry, Guibert and Robert. All (with the exception of the Occitan poem, which survives only in a much later fragment) are heavily based on the account of the GF, Gilo somewhat less than the others. All place Bohemond centre stage ...
... Gilo, Baudry, Guibert and Robert. All (with the exception of the Occitan poem, which survives only in a much later fragment) are heavily based on the account of the GF, Gilo somewhat less than the others. All place Bohemond centre stage ...
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... Gilo's editors suggest the first decade of the twelfth century.44 The Canso d'Antioca was commissioned no earlier than 1106.45 If we accept that Robert wrote as part of the wider wave of interest in the GF and that this was sparked by ...
... Gilo's editors suggest the first decade of the twelfth century.44 The Canso d'Antioca was commissioned no earlier than 1106.45 If we accept that Robert wrote as part of the wider wave of interest in the GF and that this was sparked by ...
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... Gilo's work.49 There is no detailed analysis of the relationship between the manuscripts and not all are complete. I will confine myself to noting that the variants listed in the Recueil (which come from around a quarter of the extant ...
... Gilo's work.49 There is no detailed analysis of the relationship between the manuscripts and not all are complete. I will confine myself to noting that the variants listed in the Recueil (which come from around a quarter of the extant ...
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... Gilo of Paris. Gilo was another Benedictine monk, later to achieve high office as the Cardinal-Bishop of Tusculum. At the time he wrote he seems to have been a cleric in Paris, and his work probably dates from the first decade of the ...
... Gilo of Paris. Gilo was another Benedictine monk, later to achieve high office as the Cardinal-Bishop of Tusculum. At the time he wrote he seems to have been a cleric in Paris, and his work probably dates from the first decade of the ...
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Roberts relationship with other sources and value as a historical source | 28 |
Robert as author the theologian the historiographer and the storyteller | 48 |
Principles of translation | 69 |
Translation of Robert the Monks Historia Iherosolimitana Sermo Apologeticus | 73 |
Sermo Apologeticus | 76 |
Prologue | 78 |
The siege of Antioch October 1097February 1098 | 121 |
Events leading to the fall of Antioch February 1098June 1098 | 136 |
The Christians besieged in Antioch June 1098 | 147 |
Victory at Antioch June 1098October 1098 | 161 |
From Antioch to Jerusalem November 1098June 1099 | 180 |
The fall of Jerusalem and the battle of Ascalon June 1099August 1099 | 196 |
Two letters calling Christians on Crusade | 215 |
Bibliography | 224 |
The Council of Clermont and the Crusade of Peter the Hermit November 1095October 1096 | 79 |
The journey to Constantinople and negotiations there October 1096April 1097 | 89 |
Nicaea Dorylaeum and the arrival at Antioch May 1097October 1097 | 103 |
Index | 233 |
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