Richard Coer de Lyon

by Peter Larkin

One of the most engaging Middle English crusading poems, Richard Coer de Lyon recounts in verse the exploits, both historical and fanciful, of Richard I, king of England. While Richard's participation in the Third Crusade serves as its main subject, the poem disrupts its historical narrative with a number of fabulous interpolations, two of which are particularly notorious: the depiction of Richard's mother as a demon, and the portrayal of the king...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580442013
• ISBN13: 9781580442015
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.1"