The Children's Crusade was possibly the most extraordinary event in the history of the crusades. The first modern study in English of this popular crusade sheds new light on its history and offers new perspectives on its supposedly dismal outcome. Its richly re-imagined history and mythistory is explored from the thirteenth century to present day. INDICE: Introduction (The 60's) PART I: HISTORY The Pope and the Pueri Birthpangs of the Children's Crusade On the Road The Sense of an Ending PART II: MYTHISTORY Mythistorical Motifs (Holy Innocents; Jesus at 12, etc.) Eminent Mythistorians Magic, Prophecy, Apocalypticism PART III: MEMORY Later Medieval and Early Modern Writers The Enlightenment and Romantic Medievalism 19th CenturyPopular Fiction and Children's Literature 20th Century History and Fiction The Persistence of Social Memory
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24887-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés