by Jean Flori · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435026314
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«Ricardo Corazón de León: el rey cruzado» is the historical biography by Jean Flori, published by Edhasa in hardcover (576 pages, in Spanish).
Jean Flori presents Richard the Lionheart as the embodiment of the chivalric ideal and uses his life to expose the values of chivalry. The narrative covers the king's political and military enterprises, the confrontation with Saladin, and delicate matters, such as the question of his homosexuality.
Translated from French by Mari Carmen Llerena, the work is part of the Biografías collection.
A read for those interested in medieval history, the Crusades, and biographies of legendary figures.
Jean Flori was a French medieval historian. He was a research director for the National Center for Scientific Research, and the author of books about chivalry and the Crusades. A student of Georges Duby, he is one of the twentieth century's "major historian[s] of chivalry".
