by Jean Markale · Jose Olañeta Editor · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476510902
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«Leonor de Aquitania» is the historical essay by Jean Markale, published by José Olañeta Editor in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
Jean Markale studies the historical figure of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine and Queen of France and England, attending to her legend and her real influence. The work analyzes the medieval context and the troubadour and Breton literature surrounding this patron, turned into a myth of femininity.
Included in the Medievalia collection, with translation by Cristina Peri-Rossi.
For readers of medieval history and biographies, and for those who enjoy the world of the troubadours.
Jean Markale was the pen name of Jean Bertrand, a French historian, writer, poet, radio show host, lecturer and high school French teacher who lived in Brittany. As a former specialist in Celtic studies at the Sorbonne, he researched pre-Christian and medieval culture and spirituality. He published numerous books about Celtic civilization, particularly the place of women in Celtic culture, and Arthurian literature.
