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Chronicles (Penguin Classics)
by: Jean Froissart

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780140442007
ISBN: 0140442006
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: April 27, 1978
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 21395

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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.

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- Froissart Chronicles
If you like the history of the hundred years war between England and France. Then this book has be to included on your book shelf. I first read this book years ago and it has never left me, when i saw it i had to buy it. The book covers not only the military struggles, but also gives you a unique insight into the people. Written by a man who was there at the time, and by interviews with people who witnessed these struggles first hand. Although some of it has to be taken with a pinch of salt it is still a truly enjoyable read, to the serious history student, or just someone who is interested in this particular period.

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- The Great French Chronicler
Jean Froissart (1337-1410) was a contemporary of Chaucer's (it is likely that they met on several occasions, but there is no evidence they were friends. Chaucer is often cited as the leading poet of the 14th Century and Froissart its ranking historian. Geoffry Brereton does an excellent job of rendering an abridged translation of Froissart's multi-volume work. Using the same method employed in the one-volume Penguin edition of Gibbon , many sections of the original text, covering relatively minor events and battles, are rendered in precis form. What we get therefor, is essentially "the best" of Froissart. Brereton also does a good job of providing just the right amount of footnotes and warns the reader when Froissart's account veers from more ... Read More:

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