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Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age A Fundamental Thought Paradigm of the Premodern World

More than a mere pastime, chess was an important pedagogical tool and thought paradigm in the Middle Ages. Much like people today who speak in sports metaphors, the people of medieval Europe related life to chess, making comparisons on and off the board to war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from various European traditions and make the case for seeing chess as an important key to understanding medieval culture.

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  • "More than a mere pastime, chess was an important pedagogical tool and thought paradigm in the Middle Ages. Much like people today who speak in sports metaphors, the people of medieval Europe related life to chess, making comparisons on and off the board to war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from various European traditions and make the case for seeing chess as an important key to understanding medieval culture."@en
  • ""The game of chess was wildly popular in the Middle Ages, so much so that it became an important thought paradigm for thinkers and writers who utilized its vocabulary and imagery for commentaries on war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from numerous traditions - English, French, German, Latin, Persian, Spanish, Swedish, and Catalan - and argue that knowledge of chess is essential to understanding medieval culture. Such knowledge, however, cannot rely on the modern game, for today's rules were not developed until the late fifteenth century. Only through familiarity with earlier incarnations of the game can one fully appreciate the full import of chess to medieval society. The careful scholarship contained in this volume provides not only insight into the significance of chess in medieval European culture but also opens up avenues of inquiry for future work in this rich field."--Publisher's website."
  • "Main description: More than a mere pastime, chess was an important pedagogical tool and thought paradigm in the Middle Ages. Much like people today who speak in sports metaphors, the people of medieval Europe related life to chess, making comparisons on and off the board to war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from various European traditions and make the case for seeing chess as an important key to understanding medieval culture."

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  • "History"
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  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Chess in the middle ages and early modern age : a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and early modern age a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age A Fundamental Thought Paradigm of the Premodern World"@en
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age"@en
  • "Chess in the middle ages and early modern age a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"@en
  • "Chess in the middle ages and early modern age a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and early modern age : a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"
  • "Chess in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age : a fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world"

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