Men at the Center
Download or Read eBook Men at the Center PDF written by William C. Jordan and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : William C. Jordan |
| Publisher | : Central European University Press |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2012-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9786155225123 |
| ISBN-13 | : 6155225125 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Men at the Center by : William C. Jordan
Book excerpt: Three portraits of men who were at the very center of governance in thirteenth-century France men who strove in the shadow of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) to impose a redemptive regime on the realm. Professor Jordan treats them as individuals, but in a sense they are also types: Robert of Sorbon, a churchman; Etienne Boileau, a bourgeois; and Simon de Nesle, an aristocrat. Robert was the founder of the Sorbonne; Boileau was the pr v t or royal administrator of Paris; and Simon was twice co-regent of the kingdom. Thinking about them and their relations with Louis IX opens up a new and altogether sobering vista for exploring the nature of the king's rule and the impact of his rule on his subjects.
