Froissart's Chronicles [complete]
by Jean Froissart
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Jean Froissart (1337-1410) was the world's first great war correspondent, covering the great age of the Hundred Years War. His Chronicles deliver a contemporary perspective on the latest Medieval news-from the crowning of Edward III to the downfall of Richard II-made all the richer by Froissart's clear enthusiasm as he files his reports from the front lines of history. Included here: Froissart's famous court's eye descriptions of the "Black Death," the Siege of Calais, jousting, and chivalry show more in action on the battlefields of Crécy and Poitiers. show lessTags
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I read this version to stitch together all the other selections of the great extravaganza that I had encountered over the decades. Johnes is clearer than Berners, and this 1844 translation is readable, though a heavy book, It is somewhat illustrated in the style of its time, and printed in double columns. A good time, but the sheer size makes it research rather than a quiet read.
This is my second review of this title because this is another translation. The volume here is " H. P. Dunster's condensation of the Thomas Johnes translation. For years it was my only copy, and though it has no pictures, and doesn't have everything, and there's no footnotes, It's a pretty good selection.
History, more or less true, of England, Scotland, France, Britanny, Spain and the Low Countries.
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- Canonical title
- Froissart's Chronicles [complete]
- Original publication date
- 1369
- Important events
- Hundred Years' War (1337-1453); Battle of Sluys (1340); Battle of Crécy (1346); Seige of Calais (1346-1347); Battle of Winchelsea (1350-08-29); Seige of Breteuil (1356) (show all 14); Battle of Poitiers (1356-09-19); Battle of Montiel (1369); Sack of Limoges (1370); Great Schism (1376-1379); Peasants' Revolt (1381); Battle of Roosebeke (1382); Battle of Otterburn ('Chevy Chase', 1388); Tournament at Saint-Inglevert (1390)
- Epigraph
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- Dedication
- Therefore, to discharge my debt to all, I have undertaken the writing of this history according to the method and foundation already mentioned, at the request of one of my dear patrons and masters, Robert of Namur, Lord of Be... (show all)aufort, towards whom I gladly acknowledge my affection and allegiance. And may God assist me to write a work which will please him.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They mounted and rode on more rapidly, until they reached a village called Langley thirty miles from London, where there is a manor belonging to the King and Queen. There King Richard of Bordeaux lies buried. May God have mercy on his soul.
Penguin Classics ed., 1968. - Original language
- French
- Disambiguation notice
- The Penguin Classics edition (ISBN 0140442006) is "a selection covering less than one-sixth of the total length of the Chronicles" (Introduction p. 27).
... (show all)Then it should be separated from this work, no? Because these are complete editions of Froissart's Chronicles.
Selections edited by Geoffrey Brereton and John Joliffe have their own entries. Do not combine with complete editions or selections by other editors.
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