Gesta Tancredi: authorial question and bias Flashcards
close conversational relationship with Bohemond
Bachrach: able to get a lot of information about the crusade, and had access to more information than a mere soldier in the battle line
chaplain
first-hand recollection of events and their thoughts/feelings
confessions of people with the most information surrounding important participants and princes
the princes knew he was going to write a history
so only supplied him with certain information
writing after death
wants to preserve the best possible image and view of Tancred
his own admiration of Tancred
clouded his judgement of other events, e.g. other sources disagree with certain aspects
multiple versions of events
legal dispute between Tancred and Arnulf of Chocques surrounding disposition of goods from the Temple in Jerusalem
strong relation with both men, but as dispute was part of court issue, presents the argument as direct discourse (legal affair)
poetry and prose
indicates accuracy of into
battle of dorylaeum: poetry, not factually based
Dome of Rock: booty captured, prose, def true
entertainment literature
hardly mentioned in versified chapters but is subject over half the prose chapters, especially military ones. (fictional elements, contemporary heroic style)
prosimetric narrative
used to produce heroic literature
greek and classical texts
classical heroes
caesar
tancreds speeches like roman republic speeches
recognises Byzantine Aid
siege of Antioch, Cyprus sent over food and other supplies, Emperor Alexios convinced people to bring grain by “land and sea”
balanced view of leading crusaders
Stephen of Blois: deserted crusaders
but ralph is v positive, eg efforts against a muslim force and the fact that he left due to illness
