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61Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to …
62Gottfried von Strassburg — flourished с 1210 German poet, one of the greatest of the Middle Ages. Little is known of his life. His courtly epic Tristan und Isolde (с 1210) is the classic version of the famous love story. The unfinished poem is based on an Anglo Norman… …
63Introduction — To compose an encyclopedia of “medieval literature” of the world is a daunting prospect, since it involves a significant period of time (more than 1,000 years) and a remarkable number of literary traditions (European, Middle Eastern, Persian,… …
64Chivalry — For other uses, see Chivalry (disambiguation). Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. Chivalry was also the term used to refer… …
65English poetry — The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry, Ford Madox Brown. The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western… …
66Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry — The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry or simply the Très Riches Heures ( The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry ) is a very richly decorated Book of Hours (containing prayers to be said by the lay faithful at each of the canonical hours of the …
67Peire d'Alvernhe — or d Alvernha [In French his name is Pierre d Auvergne .] ( Pèire in modern Occitan; b. c. 1130) was an Auvergnat troubadour (active 1149 ndash;1170), twenty oneGaunt and Kay, 287.] or twenty fourEgan, 72.] Aubrey, The Music of the Troubadours ,… …
68education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
69romance — romance1 romancer, n. n., adj. /roh mans , roh mans/; v. /roh mans /, n., v., romanced, romancing, adj. n. 1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or… …
70D. W. Robertson, Jr. — External images Photo of D.W. Robertson, Jr. from Princeton Alumni Weekly October 21 1998 Durant Waite Robertson, Jr., (Washington, D …
