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Guillaume De Machaut: The Capture of Alexandria (Crusade Texts in Translation)
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Product Description
Guillaume de Machuat, a man famous for both his poetry and musical compositions, wrote his "Prise d'Alexandrie" (or Capture of Alexandria) just a few years after the death of his hero, King Peter I of Cyprus (1359-69). It is a verse history of Peter's reign and was Guillaume's last major literary work. Peter's ancesters had ruled the island of Cyprus since the 1190s, and in 1365 Peter gained notoriety throughout western Europe as a leader of a crusading expedition which captured the Egyptian port of Alexandria. His forces, however, were unable to retain control, and Peter was left with a war against the Egyptian sultan. It was his increasingly desperate measures to continue the struggle and carry opinion with him that resulted in his murder in 1369. Guillaume relied on information relayed by French participants in Peter's wars, but although he was not an eyewitness of these events, his account is independent of other narratives of the reign which were written in Cyprus apparently under the auspices of the king's heirs.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2684497 in Books
- Published on: 2001-05-21
- Original language: French
- Binding: Hardcover
- 500 pages
