Author: Froissart, Jean

Brand: Penguin

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Format: roughcut

Number Of Pages: 496

Release Date: 01-04-1978

model number: 9780140442007

Part Number: 9780140442007

Details: The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are only part of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividly describes the Peasants' Revolt, trading activities and diplomacy against a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the same sense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies the works of Froissart's contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are a magnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.

EAN: 9780140442007

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English, French