1. Les usages de la géographie à la cour des Plantagenêts dans la seconde moitié du XIIè siècle
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Nathalie Bouloux, Bouloux, Nathalie, Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance UMR 7323 (CESR), Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Université de Tours-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Plantagenêts ,History ,Literature and Literary Theory ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Art history ,Representation (arts) ,représentation de l'espace ,medieval history ,Medieval literature ,histoire culturelle ,cultural and intellectual history ,Power (social and political) ,Classical antiquity ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,media_common ,histoire médiévale ,Allegory ,General Arts and Humanities ,The Renaissance ,space ,Art ,Symbol ,[SHS.HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History ,[SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History ,Imago ,Classics - Abstract
The Uses of Geography at the Plantagenet Court in the Second Half of the Twelfth Century. - The literary and historical works of the Plantagenet Court during the second half of the Twelfth century were largely influenced by geographical lore. There are three reasons for this. The cultural renaissance of the Twelfth century brought about the imitation of antiquity, notably through the use of geographical changes. The court offered writers an interested public, avid for knowledge about the imago mundi : romances gave a traditional view of its marvels, while legends circulating at court sometimes echoed more intellectual considerations. Finally, the expanding power of the Plantagenets offered scholars new subjects to write about — a description of Ireland, for instance, or maritime routes followed by the English fleet during the Third Crusade — and directed the attention of scholars towards the need to study space. For example, Gerald of Wales reflected on the nature of Ireland, whose remoteness made it a world apart. A better knowledge of geography also served to glorify royal power, as the use of the symbol of the mappamundi as a representation of the power of the prince, testifies. Thus, a cultural renaissance and service to the Prince, within the framework of the court, account for a geographical progress remarkable for an exceptional number of works as well as for their importance., Bouloux Nathalie. Les usages de la géographie à la cour des Plantagenêts dans la seconde moitié du XIIè siècle. In: Médiévales, n°24, 1993. La renommée. pp. 131-148.
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- 1993