by Régine Pernoud · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253031291
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«Aliénor d'Aquitaine» is the historical biography by Régine Pernoud, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (320 pages, in French).
The work follows the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England and mother of two kings. It covers her political activity, her ability to administer territories and organize defenses, and her relationship with courtly culture, troubadour poetry and Celtic legends, including Tristan and Isolde.
Originally published in 1965, the work received the Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Bordeaux and the Historia prize.
For readers of medieval history, biographies of influential women, and the history of France and England.
Régine Pernoud was a French historian and archivist. Pernoud was one of the most prolific medievalists in 20th century France; more than any other single scholar of her time, her work advanced and expanded the study of Joan of Arc.
