The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition Ideals and the Performance of Generosity in Medieval England, 1100–1300
Book contents
- The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series
- The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Gift in Classical Literature
- Chapter 3 De Beneficiis in Medieval Contexts
- Chapter 4 Writing Generosity
- Chapter 5 Sanctifying Generosity
- Chapter 6 Romancing Generosity
- Chapter 7 Performing Generosity
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 7 - Performing Generosity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2019
Book contents
- The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series
- The Medieval Gift and the Classical Tradition
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Gift in Classical Literature
- Chapter 3 De Beneficiis in Medieval Contexts
- Chapter 4 Writing Generosity
- Chapter 5 Sanctifying Generosity
- Chapter 6 Romancing Generosity
- Chapter 7 Performing Generosity
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter investigates the way in which classical ideas about generosity influenced the actual performance of ritual. It focuses on a register surviving from the court of Henry III of England (r. 1216-72) detailing the gifts received and given away by the king. In order to expound the meanings contemporaries may have attributed to the king’s treatment of gifts, the chapter explores ideas about gifts, authority and kingship in classical and medieval writings.
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- The Medieval Gift and the Classical TraditionIdeals and the Performance of Generosity in Medieval England, 1100–1300, pp. 160 - 183Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019