The Decline of Chivalry, as shown in the French Literature of the Late Middle Ages

Preface Contents Introduction: The Origin and Ideals of Chivalry I. A Historical View of the Decline of Chivalry II. Froissart — Chronicler of Chivalric Revival and Decadence III. Eustache Deschamps IV. The Status of Courtly Love 1. Chevalier de la Tour-Landry 2. Les Cent Ballades 3. Christine de Pisan 4. Les Quinze joy es de mariage V. Three Religious Critics of Chivalry 1. Philippe de Mézières 2. Honoré Bonet 3. Jean Gerson VI. Alain Chartier — The Patriot VII. The Burgundian Tradition 1. The Spirit of Burgundian Chivalry 2. Philippe le Hardi and Jean sans Peur 3. Philippe le Bon 4. Charles le Téméraire VIII. Two Manuals of Knighthood 1. Le Petit Jehan de Saintrê 2. Le Jouvencel IX. Varied Aspects of French Chivalry after 1430 1. The Failure of Chivalry 2. The Triumph of Bourgeois Literature 3. Dramatic Satire of Chivalry X. Representative Chroniclers of the Fifteenth Century XI. Philippe de Commines XII. Conclusion Index