The Subject of Crusade: Lyric, Romance, and Materials, 1150 to 15

Sobre el libro The Subject of Crusade: Lyric, Romance, and Materials, 1150 to 15 de Marisa Galvez publicado por Chicago al 2020:

In the Middle Ages, religious crusaders took up arms, prayed, bade farewell to their families, and marched off to fight in holy wars. These Christian soldiers also created accounts of their lives in lyric poetry, putting words to the experience of personal sacrifice and the pious struggle associated with holy war. The crusaders affirmed their commitment to fighting to claim a distant land while revealing their feelings as they left behind their loved ones, homes, and earthly duties. Their poems and related visual works offer us insight into the crusaders’ lives and values at the boundaries of earthly and spiritual duties, body and soul, holy devotion and courtly love.