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The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« on: 2010-10-22, 00:03:00 »
I bought this around the same time I got "Fighting with the German Longsword." It's been a while since I read it, but I remember that it made a lot of good points and seemed well reasoned and researched.  Has anyone else encountered this tome?
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #1 on: 2010-10-22, 00:42:42 »
no i dont think i have. hmmmm looks at full bookshelf, hmmm
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #2 on: 2010-10-22, 02:39:03 »

Added it to the wish-list. :)

Here's the amazon link to the hardcover: http://amzn.com/098007634X
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #3 on: 2010-10-22, 11:57:23 »
Now I can start to rake in my comission from the publisher.  ;)
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #4 on: 2010-10-22, 14:47:38 »
I'll have to look into this...I could use some pointers in the chivalrous behavior arena.
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #5 on: 2010-11-02, 20:02:40 »

My copy arrived. No time to read it yet. It'll take me the rest of the year to finish the book I'm on, probably.
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #6 on: 2010-11-02, 20:20:27 »
What're you reading currently?
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #7 on: 2010-11-02, 20:24:17 »

I'm still reading The Knight of the Cart in the collection of Chretien de Troyes stories. It's taking forever since I only find time for a few pages here and there.  :-\
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #8 on: 2010-11-02, 20:27:04 »
LOL

Oh ok, I don't feel so bad.  I'm still working my way through the Knight with the Lion, which isn't AS hard to get thru as Cliges was...or even the Cart for that matter...but as I'm not yet at the end, I'll leave the final say for that part.
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #9 on: 2010-11-03, 00:49:16 »
agreed! still on lion, grail will never get here.

i vote a smaller book next time
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Re: The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Gentleman's Guide to Chivalry
« Reply #10 on: 2010-11-03, 14:37:04 »
Yea, with less LOVE involved...I swear, that guy gets in the way of EVERYONE in all of de Troyes' stories!  lol
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