A Great Effusion of Blood'?: Interpreting Medieval Violence

Book Overview

'A great effusion of blood' was a phrase used frequently throughout medieval Europe as shorthand to describe the effects of immoderate interpersonal violence. Yet the ambiguity of this phrase poses numerous problems for modern readers and scholars in interpreting violence in medieval society and culture and its effect on medieval people. Understanding medieval violence is made even more complex by the multiplicity of views that need to be reconciled:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442628812
• ISBN13: 9781442628816
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher