Terry Jones Medieval Lives
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Terry Jones Medieval Lives
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Author : Alan Ereira
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-05-27
Terry Jones Medieval Lives written by Alan Ereira and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-27 with History categories.
Was medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress? Were the Middle Ages mired in superstition and ignorance? Why does nobody ever mention King Louis the First and Last? And, of course, those key questions: which monks were forbidden the delights of donning underpants... and did outlaws never wear trousers? Terry Jones and Alan Ereira are your guides to this most misrepresented and misunderstood period, and they point you to things that will surprise and provoke. Did you know, for example, that medieval people didn't think the world was flat? That was a total fabrication by an American journalist in the 19th century. Did you know that they didn't burn witches in the Middle Ages? That was a refinement of the so-called Renaissance. In fact, medieval kings weren't necessarily merciless tyrants, and peasants entertained at home using French pottery and fine wine. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives reveals Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before - a vibrant society teeming with individuality, intrigue and innovation.
The Medieval Python
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Author : R. Yeager
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-05-14
The Medieval Python written by R. Yeager and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-14 with History categories.
This is a collection of essays by diverse hands engaging, interrogating, and honoring the medieval scholarship of Terry Jones. Jones' life-long engagement with the Middle Ages in general, and with the work of Chaucer in particular, has significantly influenced contemporary understanding of the period generally, and Middle English letters in particular. Both in film of all types - full-feature comedy (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) as well as educational television series for BBC, the History Channel, etc. (e.g., Medieval Lives) - and in his published scholarship (e.g., Chaucer's Knight, in original and revised editions, Who Murdered Chaucer?), Jones has applied his unique combination of carefully researched scholarship, keen intelligence, fearless skepticism of establishment thinking, and his broad good humor to challenge, enlighten and reform. No one working today in either Middle English studies or in period-related film and/or documentary can proceed untouched by Jones' purposive, provocative views. Jones, perhaps more than any other medievalist, can be said to be an integral part of what Palgrave deems the "common dialogue."
Who Murdered Chaucer
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Politicos Publishing
Release Date : 2013-09
Who Murdered Chaucer written by Terry Jones and has been published by Politicos Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Geoffrey Chaucer was a spy, a diplomat, and England's finest poet, and yet nothing is known of his death; after 1400, his name simply disappears from the record. Was he the victim of a political murder? In this book, Terry Jones reassesses Chaucer's work and the turbulent times in which he lived.
The Tyrant And The Squire
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-08
The Tyrant And The Squire written by Terry Jones and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Deep in the Crusades, Tom has run away from home to discover what the noble life of a knight is really like. But now that his dreams have come true and he has been knighted, all is not as rosy as he'd hoped. Terry Jones is known for his work with Monty Python, his stories for children (which won him the Children's Book Award) and his medieval books. In The Tyrant and the Squire he uses his inimitable comic imagination and originality to combine all three of these elements and create a perfect story for children and grown-ups alike. The Tyrant and the Squire is a glorious adventure from one of the UK's beloved comic performers.
Terry Jones Barbarians
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Author : Alan Ereira
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-05-27
Terry Jones Barbarians written by Alan Ereira and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-27 with History categories.
Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated and intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and plundering its Empire. This original and fascinating study does away with the propaganda and opens our eyes to who really established the civilized world. Delving deep into history, Terry Jones and Alan Ereira uncover the impressive cultural and technological achievements of the Celts, Goths, Persians and Vandals. In this paperback edition, Terry and Alan travel through 700 years of history on three continents, bringing wit, irreverence, passion and scholarship to transform our view of the legacy of the Roman Empire and the creation of the modern world.
Healing And Society In Medieval England
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Author : Faye M. Getz
language : en
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Release Date : 2010-12-15
Healing And Society In Medieval England written by Faye M. Getz and has been published by University of Wisconsin Pres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with History categories.
Originally composed in Latin by Gilbertus Anglicus (Gilbert the Englishman), his Compendium of Medicine was a primary text of the medical revolution in thirteenth-century Europe. Composed mainly of medicinal recipes, it offered advice on diagnosis, medicinal preparation, and prognosis. In the fifteenth-century it was translated into Middle English to accommodate a widening audience for learning and medical “secrets.” Faye Marie Getz provides a critical edition of the Middle English text, with an extensive introduction to the learned, practical, and social components of medieval medicine and a summary of the text in modern English. Getz also draws on both the Latin and Middle English texts to create an extensive glossary of little-known Middle English pharmaceutical and medical vocabulary.
Chaucer S Knight
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07
Chaucer S Knight written by Terry Jones and has been published by Methuen Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07 with categories.
Fourth edition of Terry Jones's groundbreaking study, featuring new material and research Since it was first published in 1980, Terry Jones's study of Geoffrey Chaucer's Knight has proved to be one of the most enduringly popular and controversial books ever to hit the world of Chaucer scholarship. Jones questions the accepted view of the Knight as a paragon of Christian chivalry, and argues that he is in fact no more than a professional mercenary who has spent his life in the service of petty despots and tyrants around the world. This edition includes astonishing new evidence from Jones, who argues that the character of the Knight was actually based on Sir John Hawkwood (d.1394), a marauding English freebooter and mercenary who pillaged his way across northern Italy during the 14th century, running protection rackets on the Italian Dukes and creating a vast fortune in the process.
Chaucer S Knight
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Release Date : 1985
Chaucer S Knight written by Terry Jones and has been published by Methuen Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary Criticism categories.
Monty Python
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Author : Douglas McCall
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Monty Python written by Douglas McCall and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with Performing Arts categories.
A chronological listing of the creative output and other antics of the members of the British comedy group Monty Python, both as a group and individually. Coverage spans between 1969 (the year Monty Python's Flying Circus debuted) and 2012. Entries include television programs, films, stage shows, books, records and interviews. Back matter features an appendix of John Cleese's hilarious business-training films; an index of Monty Python's sketches and songs; an index of Eric Idle's sketches and songs; as well as a general index and selected bibliography.
Who Murdered Chaucer
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Author : Terry Jones
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2006-06-13
Who Murdered Chaucer written by Terry Jones and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-13 with History categories.
In this spectacular work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Chaucer was celebrated as his country's finest living poet, rhetorician and scholar: the preeminent intellectual of his time. And yet nothing is known of his death. In 1400 his name simply disappears from the record. We don't know how he died, where or when; there is no official confirmation of his death and no chronicle mentions it; no notice of his funeral or burial. He left no will and there's nothing to tell us what happened to his estate. He didn't even leave any manuscripts. How could this be? What if he was murdered? Terry Jones' hypothesis is the introduction to a reading of Chaucer's writings as evidence that might be held against him, interwoven with a portrait of one of the most turbulent periods in English history, its politics and its personalities.