IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1514: New Approaches to the Third Crusade, I
Thursday 4 July 2019, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Medieval & Early Modern Centre, University of Sydney / Third Crusade Research Network |
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| Organisers: | James Henry Kane, Medieval & Early Modern Centre, University of Sydney Stephen Spencer, Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Joanna Phillips, School of Law, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1514-a | Ralph of Coggeshall's Account of the Third Crusade and Its Relationship with Richard de Templo's Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Language and Literature - Latin, Rhetoric |
| Paper 1514-b | The Representation of Latin Christian-Muslim Diplomacy in Roger of Howden's Accounts of the Third Crusade (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1514-c | Heroic Failure?: The Purpose of Battle Rhetoric in the Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Language and Literature - Latin, Rhetoric |
| Abstract | In recent decades, historians have devoted increasing attention to understanding the chronicles of the crusades not simply as sources of information, but as narratives and cultural artefacts. The sources for the First Crusade have featured prominently in this research, but there is ample scope for applying a similar focus to the wealth of contemporary texts documenting the events of the Third Crusade. The papers in this session offer valuable new insights into some of the key Latin accounts of the expedition by exploring the relationship between Ralph of Coggeshall's Chronicon Anglicanum and Richard de Templo's Itinerarium Peregrinorum, investigating Roger of Howden's portrayal of diplomatic contacts between Christians and Muslims, and analysing the functions of battle rhetoric in the Itinerarium. |