The prose siege of Thebes, military manuals and the conduct of sieges in the later Middle Ages -- Historical sieges in fourteenth-century literature: the siege commander -- Sieges and salvation: heroic defences at Rhodes and Belgrade and The sege of Melayne -- Troy: treason and tragedy -- The siege of Jerusalem -- Allegorical sieges
Summary
Sieges were a popular subject in medieval romances. Hebron draws on a wide range of writings to set these romances in a broad context and to show how the sieges of romance reflect the vitality of the theme in medieval culture as a whole
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-187) and index
Notes
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