Description:
The first English translations of two of the earliest accounts of Louis IX's life, along with helpful biographical, historical, documentary, and critical materials.
Brief description:
Sean Field is Associate Professor of History at the University of Vermont. He is the author most recently of The Beguine, the Angel and the Inquisitor: The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart.
Review Quotes:
..this is a very interesting and valuable addition to the number of medieval sources now available in English, introducing a selection of underused texts to a new audience of both students and scholars, as well as shedding new light on the memory and afterlife of one of the most famous medieval rulers and best-known saints.
--Melanie Brunner "Speculum"