D. D. R. Owen (1922–2003)
Author of Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Legend
About the Author
Works by D. D. R. Owen
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Associated Works
Arthurian Romances: Erec and Enide, Cligès, Lancelot, Yvain, and Perceval (1170) — Introduction, some editions — 2,435 copies, 18 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Owen, Douglas David Roy
- Birthdate
- 1922-11-17
- Date of death
- 2003-03-15
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University College of Nottingham
University of Cambridge (St Catharine's College) (Ph.D.) (1955) - Occupations
- scholar of medieval French literature
university professor - Organizations
- University of St. Andrews
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Norton, Suffolk, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Canada
Malta
Scotland - Associated Place (for map)
- Norton, Suffolk, England, UK
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I have read four "biographies" of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Only one of them deserves the term. It's this one. Owen looks carefully at the known facts of a noteworthy woman's history, and he looks at the folklore -- and he does not confuse them. Eleanor was a fascinating woman at a time when women had little power, and he shows how that influenced her actions -- and how it caused the chroniclers (all men) to savage her. It's a good read, not overlaid with legend or gossip, and it also appears show more highly accurate. show less
Adequate life of a major Scottish king, interspersed with comments on literature possibly linked to his court, notably the romance of Fergus of Galloway
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