The Compleat Gentleman
by Brad Miner
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Author: Brad MinerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-29
ISBN: 098007634X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Richard Vigilante Books
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Book Review: A compleat explanation of chivalry
Summary: 5 Stars
Brad Miner is a treat. A friend of William F. Buckley's and an editor of his "National Review," Miner has a sesquipedalion vocabulary that could keep up with Buckley's.
If you enjoy learning, read it with a dictionary in hand.
What one might think would be a dry subject (the history of chivalry) is certainly not such, and it gives a keen insight as to the origins of certain terms and traditions, such as "winning one's spurs," and exactly why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.
"The Compleat Gentleman," draws a direct line from the knights of old to their modern equavilents - soldiers - and then explains why the qualities of leadership, civility, and standing on principle, still obtain today.
He also sheds great light on Aurthurian legend, and the legacy of the man who was later promoted as Arthur. That alone is a worthy insight.
Miner explains how civility alone is NOT chivalry, and why. This is a book for those who want to understand the underpinnings of ordered liberty.
When I interviewed Miner about his book, he was forthright and candid about it, and displayed an incredible depth of knowledge on his subject matter.
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