The making of manners and morals in twelfth-century England: the Book of the civilised man

"Urbanus magnus is a twelfth-century poem of almost 3,000 lines which comprehensively surveys the day-to-day life of medieval society, including issues such as moral behaviour, friendship, marriage, hospitality, table manners, and diet. Currently, it is a neglected source for the social and cul...

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1. Verfasser: Whelan, Fiona E. 1986- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Routledge 2017
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Zusammenfassung:"Urbanus magnus is a twelfth-century poem of almost 3,000 lines which comprehensively surveys the day-to-day life of medieval society, including issues such as moral behaviour, friendship, marriage, hospitality, table manners, and diet. Currently, it is a neglected source for the social and cultural history of daily life in medieval England, but by incorporating modern ideas of disgust and taboo, and merging anthropology, sociology, and archaeology with history, this book aims to bring it to the fore, and to show that medieval people did have standards of behaviour. Although they may seem remote to modern 'civilised' people, there is both continuity and change in human behaviour throughout the centuries"...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:xviii, 226 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781138696297

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