| The Crusades Contributor(s): Oldenbourg, Zoe (Author), McCaddon, Wanda (Read by), Carter, Anne (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1470888289 ISBN-13: 9781470888282 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 5.4" W x 5.9" (0.95 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is historian Zoe Oldenbourg's long-awaited masterpiece: an immensely exciting romance, in the highest sense, which has at the same time an unsparingly realistic approach to the Middle Ages. With subtlety and exceptional sensitivity, Oldenbourg analyzes the complicated tangle of currents and ideas that motivated the Crusades. More than simply a religious phenomenon or a manifestation of pure aggression, the Crusades were the result of a religious climate that led people of all walks of life to leave their homes and follow the unattainable ideal of heaven on earth. Oldenbourg evokes the whole structure of the feudal society and reveals the ingenuity of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. This story is peopled with such great personalities as Bohemond, Tancred, Peter the Hermit, Godfrey of Bouillon, Saladin, and Richard the Lionheart. |
Contributor Bio(s): Oldenbourg, Zoe: - Zoe Oldenbourg (1916-2002) born in St. Petersburg, she emigrated with her family to Paris in 1925 and was educated at the Lycee Moliere and the Sorbonne. She authored a number of outstanding historical novels, including The World Is Not Enough and The Cornerstone, which won the Prix Femina in 1953. McCaddon, Wanda: -Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine. |