Eleanor of Aquitaine : Queen of the Troubadors
Editorial Third Millennium Press Ltd.
Fecha de edición abril 2018 · Edición nº 1
Idioma inglés
EAN 9781861185204
268 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa blanda
Resumen del libro
A comprehensive view of the mythical and historic significance of the great medieval queen. Explains that courtly love was not a platonic and intellectual affectation but an intimate process of male transcendence akin to Tantra. Shows that Eleanor's embodiment of divine power undermined the pattern of patriarchy.
Reveals how Eleanor inspired the powerful influence of the Arthurian cycle's figures.
