Men at the Center

Men at the Center Redemptive Governance Under Louis IX - The Natalie Zemon Davis Memorial Lectures Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

Taking Professor Natalie Zemon Davis' fascinating biographical studies of three Women on the Margins in the seventeenth century as an inspiration, the author of this book offers 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9786155225123
Publisher: Central European University Press
Imprint: Central European University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 146
Weight: 198g
Height: 132mm
Width: 200mm
Spine width: 10mm