Chivalry and violence in medieval Europe

The problem of public order and the knights

Evidence of chivalry and its interpretation

Knights and piety

Clergie, chevalerie, and reform

Chevalerie and royuaute

English kingship, chivalry, and literature

The privileged practice of violence

Knighthood in action

Social dominance of knights

Knights, ladies, and love

Chanson de geste and reform

Quests and questioning in romance

Chivalric self-criticism and reform

Epilogue.