Eleanor of Aquitaine /
"Eleanor of Aquitaine, eternal historical enigma, has captivated the hearts and minds of historians for centuries. Alluring Cleopatra, ruthless Livia, vixen, lioness, dragon -- all manner of comparisons have been drawn, but this new biography by Desmond Seward rejects the caricatures to produce...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Times Books,
[1979]
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| Summary: | "Eleanor of Aquitaine, eternal historical enigma, has captivated the hearts and minds of historians for centuries. Alluring Cleopatra, ruthless Livia, vixen, lioness, dragon -- all manner of comparisons have been drawn, but this new biography by Desmond Seward rejects the caricatures to produce a portrait which does justice to the magnificent flesh and blood woman who so impressed her contemporaries and generations to follow, dramatizing not only her notorious lust for power, but also her loveliness and glamor, her patronage of poets, her prodigious gifts as politician and ruler, and her transcendence of the constraints which shackled other women of her time"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0812907493 9780812907490 |