Download or read book Tales of a Minstrel of Reims in the Thirteenth Century written by and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anonymous minstrel in thirteenth-century France composed this gripping account of historical events in his time. Crusaders and Muslim forces battle for control of the Holy Land, while power struggles rage between and among religious authorities and their conflicting secular counterparts, pope and German emperor, the kings of England and the kings of France. Meanwhile, the kings cannot count on their independent-minded barons to support or even tolerate the royal ambitions. Although politics (and the collapse of a royal marriage) frame the narrative, the logistics of war are also in play: competing military machinery and the challenges of transporting troops and matariel. Inevitably, the civilian population suffers. The minstrel was a professional story-teller, and his livelihood likely depended on his ability to captivate an audience. Beyond would-be objective reporting, the minstrel dramatizes events through dialogue, while he delves into the motives and intentions of important figures, and imparts traditional moral guidance. We follow the deeds of many prominent women and witness striking episodes in the lives of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionhearted, Blanche of Castile, Frederick the Great, Saladin, and others. These tales survive in several manuscripts, suggesting that they enjoyed significant success and popularity in their day. Samuel N. Rosenberg produced this first scholarly translation of the Old French tales into English. References that might have been obvious to the minstrel’s original audience are explained for the modern reader in the indispensable annotations of medieval historian Randall Todd Pippenger. The introduction by eminent medievalist William Chester Jordan places the minstrel’s work in historical context and discusses the surviving manuscript sources.
Download or read book The Minstrel s Tale written by Berit I. Haahr and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking adventure set in medieval England about a heroine who refuses to live by other people's rules. Judith of Nesscliffe is 13 years old and her stepfather thinks it's time she married. Her future husband is at least 30 years older than she is and already has five daughters--some of them older than Judith. Now he wants a son and heir. Judith has other ideas. Wearing boys' clothing to disguise herself, Judith becomes Jude and runs away from home. With only a falcon for company, she sets out on a 150-mile journey to join the King's Minstrels. Along the way, she is attacked by thieves and forced to defend herself against the advances of a young woman who thinks that "Jude" would make an ideal husband. But she also finds her own true love as well as a way to live the life she chooses.
Download or read book The minstrel s daughter a tale of the Scottish border in four cantos written by Alexander Park (Author of The Minstrel's Daughter.) and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Minstrel s Tale written by Anna Questerly and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family entertainment. Suitable for all ages. Fourteenth Century France Amos Questerly, a wandering minstrel takes on a mysterious young apprentice. But his new protege, Richard, carries a deadly secret. A secret someone is willing to kill for. To reach safety they must earn their way to England by telling exciting stories of magical swords, princesses, and dragons, while danger follows on their heels. By the time Amos learns Richard's secret, it's clear even England may not be safe. The two, trapped in an adventure as thrilling as any of the minstrel's tales, must follow a perilous path that leads straight to the halls of the Royal Palace.
Download or read book The Minstrel and the Mountain written by Jane Yolen and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two foolish kings who lived on opposite sides of a mountain and continually made war on each other--until a wandering minstrel thought of a most ingenious solution to their quarrel.
Download or read book Transforming Tales written by Rob Parkinson and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the true impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. It contains over 90 short stories, and allows readers to understand the patterns storytellers use to captivate attention and how truths are often encapsulated in stories.
Download or read book The Boy Knight A Tale of the Crusades written by G. A. Henty and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades" by G. A. Henty. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Ancient Minstrel written by Jim Harrison and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of novellas from the New York Times–bestselling author—“arguably America’s foremost master of the novella . . . A force of nature on the page” (The Washington Post). The Mark Twain Award–winning author of Legends of the Fall delivers three novellas that highlight his phenomenal range as a writer, shot through with his trademark wit and keen insight into the human condition. Harrison has fun with his own reputation in the title novella, about an aging writer in Montana who weathers the slings and arrows of literary success and tries to cope with the sow he buys on a whim and the unplanned litter of piglets that follows soon after. In Eggs, a Montana woman reminisces about collecting eggs at her grandparents’ country house. Years later, having never had a child, she attempts to do so. And in The Case of the Howling Buddhas, retired Detective Sunderson—a recurring character from Harrison’s New York Times bestseller The Great Leader and The Big Seven—is hired to investigate a bizarre cult that achieves satori by howling along with howler monkeys at the zoo. “Still independent, fierce and feral,” The Ancient Minstrel confirms Jim Harrison as one of the most cherished and important writers in modern America (David Gates, The New York Times).
Download or read book The Minstrel s Tale written by Mary Joslin and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Minstrel's Tale is a tale of a caring king, whose loving concern helps restore the happiness of one of his subjects. It is designed to illustrate in simple terms how by being loving one can heal others' wounds and also find healing for ourselves.
Download or read book In the Red Lord s Reach written by Phyllis Eisenstein and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minstrel of the Appalachians written by Loyal Jones and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would "cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song"—his Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress—but he did much more than acquire songs. He preserved and promoted the Appalachian mountain tradition for generations of people, founding in 1928 the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, an annual event that has shaped America's festival movement. Loyal Jones pens a lively biography of a man considered to be Appalachian music royalty. He also includes a "Lunsford Sampler" of ballads, songs, hymns, tales, and anecdotes, plus a discography of his recordings.
Download or read book The Knevets A Tale of the Time of Henry VIII written by Emily Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lay of the Last Minstrel written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Apple Blossom Or a Mother s Legacy A Tale written by Onyx TITIAN (pseud. [i.e. Miss Sarah Woodward.]) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of Female Heroism written by and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Minstrel s Tale and Other Poems written by George Moore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Minstrel's Tale, and Other Poems The operations of the human mind are ever worthy our study, for by the various connexious of being, we are interested in whatever developes the character, or influences the heart. By the expression of others' feelings, we are enabled to form a judgement of our own; and whatever awakens a sympathy within us must tend to invigorate the intellectual faculties, and expand the sphere of our existence; blending soul with soul into one undivided being, having gratifications ever equal to the growing grasp of its conceptions. Education is but sympathy - a sense of others feelings and ideas, stimulating the dormant susceptibilities of our hearts and minds; and begetting, not merely, imitation, but a similarity of sentiment, by which we really become new and improved creatures, provided the innate tendencies be properly directed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories written by Arthur Christopher Benson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories: Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset" by Arthur Christopher Benson offers a collection of enchanting tales that transport readers to mystical realms and explore the depths of human emotions. Benson's lyrical prose and vivid imagination create a captivating atmosphere, where readers can immerse themselves in the world of fantasy and introspection. From tales of love and loss to contemplations on the meaning of life, "Paul the Minstrel" showcases the author's mastery of storytelling and his ability to touch the hearts and minds of readers.
