Jager, E: Last Duel
(Sprache: Englisch)
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • "A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller."-Orlando Sentinel
The gripping true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of...
The gripping true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of...
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • "A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller."-Orlando SentinelThe gripping true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife, soon to be a major motion picture.
In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, finds his wife, Marguerite, accusing squire Jacques Le Gris of brutally raping her. A deadlocked court decrees a "trial by combat" that also leaves Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser.
While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is a fierce duel before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded-but only one fatally.
Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating detective story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
Autoren-Porträt von Eric Jager
ERIC JAGER holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has also taught at Columbia University. An award-winning professor of English at UCLA, he is the author of two previous books, including The Book of the Heart (a study of heart imagery in medieval literature) and numerous articles for acclaimed academic journals. He lives in Los Angeles.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Eric Jager
- 256 Seiten, Maße: 13,2 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Random House LCC US
- ISBN-10: 0767914171
- ISBN-13: 9780767914178
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2005
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Englisch
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