Service of Ladies: An Autobiography by Liechtenstein, Ulrich Von
Service of Ladies: An Autobiography by Liechtenstein, Ulrich Von

Service of Ladies: An Autobiography

Ulrich von Liechtenstein's extraordinary account of his adventures as a knight-errant is one of the most vivid...
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Author: Ulrich Von Liechtenstein
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Language: English
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Service of Ladies: An Autobiography by Liechtenstein, Ulrich Von

Service of Ladies: An Autobiography

$90.43
Service of Ladies: An Autobiography by Liechtenstein, Ulrich Von

Service of Ladies: An Autobiography

$90.43
Author: Ulrich Von Liechtenstein
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Ulrich von Liechtenstein's extraordinary account of his adventures as a knight-errant is one of the most vivid images of chivalric life.

Ulrich von Liechtenstein's extraordinary account of his adventures as a knight-errant is one of the most vivid images of chivalric life to have come down to us. His knightly autobiography was written in the mid-thirteenth century, and gives an account of the "journey of Venus" which he undertook in 1226 in honour of his lady, in which he claimed to have broken 307 spears in jousts against all comers in the space of a month. Some of it is obviously quietlyexaggerated, written for his friends' entertainment many years later, and he is not above a sly dig at the conventions of courtly love, but he completely accepts its basic ideas. It is full of lively episodes and good stories, aswell as verses in honour of his lady; if the tale has been polished up for effect, it is nonetheless a thoroughly entertaining account of how a knight saw his ideal career in the jousting field.
If the name is unexpectedly familiar to modern readers, it is because it was borrowed by the hero of the film A Knight's Tale; Ulrich would have certainly approved of his exploits.
Introduction by KELLY DEVRIES.

Author: Ulrich Von Liechtenstein
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 10/14/2004
Pages: 189
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781843830955

About the Author
DeVries, Kelly: - Kelly DeVries is Professor of History at Loyola College, Baltimore, USA.
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