The knight and Chivalry a critical review of Richard Barber

Richard Barber first published The Knight and Chivalry in 1970. At the time, not a whole lot had been written on the subject of chivalry. Thus, Barber can be viewed is sort of an original scholarly writer on this subject matter. His work is extensive. In this particular book he covers the following concepts: the transition of the Knight from mounted warrior, chivalry and literature, chivalry in the field, chivalry in religion, and finally, chivalry in …

…dismissed. Barber shows the path from chivalry to courtesy, making chivalry a relic of the past. In my personal opinion, I have always viewed chivalry as an embellishment of courtesy instead of its predecessor. Barber takes chivalry to the next level. He makes mention of tremendous amounts of literature dealing with courtly origins, knighthood, tournaments, and even taking a scholarly outlook on the different critics of chivalry as well as advocates of reform. Bibliography -