| Men at the Center: Redemptive Governance under Louis IX Contributor(s): Jordan, William Chester (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 6155225125 ISBN-13: 9786155225123 Publisher: Central European University Press OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012015686 |
| Series: Natalie Zemon Davis Annual Lectures |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.40 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three portraits of men who were at the very center of governance in thirteenth-century France--men who strove in the shadow of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) to impose a redemptive regime on the realm. Professor Jordan treats them as individuals, but in a sense they are also types: Robert of Sorbon, a churchman; Etienne Boileau, a bourgeois; and Simon de Nesle, an aristocrat. Robert was the founder of the Sorbonne; Boileau was the prévôt or royal administrator of Paris; and Simon was twice co-regent of the kingdom. Thinking about them and their relations with Louis IX opens up a new and altogether sobering vista for exploring the nature of the king's rule and the impact of his rule on his subjects. |