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The man who believed he was king of France a true medieval tale
Uniform Title
Uomo che si credeva re di Francia. English
Title
The man who believed he was king of France [electronic resource] : a true medieval tale / Tommaso Di Carpegna Falconieri ; translated by William McCuaig.
ISBN
9780226145273 (ebook) :
Published
Chicago, [Ill.] ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 220 p.) : map
Local Notes
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Notes
Translated from the Italian.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
The setting of this improbable tale is 1354 and the Hundred Years' War is being waged for control of France. Seeing an opportunity for political and material gain, the dictator of Rome tells one Giannino di Guccio that he is in fact the lost heir to Louis X, and encourages him to set out on a quest to prove his identity.
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University press scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 22, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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