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S/LI/338. How far does Froissart's concentration on chivalry and knighthood misrepresent the reality of fourteenth-century warfare?

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2009
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The paper examines the work of Jean Froissart, one of the most important chroniclers of medieval France, describing political and social features of France in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the warfare between France and England, etc. The contradictions between Froissart's concern to report truthfully on the events and his love for chivalry are discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Jean Froissart, French chronicler, chivalry, fourteenth century,

 
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