Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age

A Fundamental Thought Paradigm of the Premodern World

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VI, 257 Seiten | Ausstattung: Hardcover & eBook

2012
De Gruyter
978-3-11-028882-7 (ISBN)

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More than a mere pastime, chess was an important pedagogical tool and thought paradigm in the Middle Ages. Much like people today who speak in sports metaphors, the people of medieval Europe related life to chess, making comparisons on and off the board to war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from various European traditions and make the case for seeing chess as an important key to understanding medieval culture.

Daniel E. O'Sullivan, University of Mississippi, USA.

Reihe/Serie	Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture ; 10
Zusatzinfo	Includes a print version and an ebook
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	Chess • Chess;Medieval;Early Modern;Literature;History • Chess; Medieval Literature; Medieval Culture; Early Modern Age • Early Modern Age • Frühe Neuzeit/Kultur • Medieval culture • Medieval Literature • Mittelalter/Literatur • Schach (Motiv)
ISBN-10	3-11-028882-6 / 3110288826
ISBN-13	978-3-11-028882-7 / 9783110288827
Zustand	Neuware