{"product_id":"chronicles-of-the-crusades-jean-de-joinville-9780140449983","title":"Chronicles of the Crusades","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages translated by Caroline Smith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally composed in Old French, the two chronicles brought together here offer some of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the Crusades from a Western perspective. Villehardouin's \u003ci\u003eConquest of Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished by its simplicity and lucidity, recounts the controversial Fourth Crusade, which descended into an all-out attack on the E astern Christians of Byzantium. In \u003ci\u003eLife of Saint Louis\u003c\/i\u003e, Joinville draws on his close attachment to King Louis IX of France to recall his campaigning in the Holy Land. Together these narratives comprise a fascinating window on events that, for all their remoteness, offer startling similarities to our own age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean de Joinville, Geoffroy de Villehardouin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140449981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.04w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010","brand":"Jean de Joinville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981461815551,"sku":"9780140449983","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_113017df-76a5-484c-b50d-7f28caffb667.jpg?v=1683255715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chronicles-of-the-crusades-jean-de-joinville-9780140449983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}