Birth of the Chess Queen

出版者:Harper Perennial

作者:Marilyn Yalom

页数:320

出版时间:2005-05-01

价格:USD 14.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780060090654

图书标签:chess国际象棋英语英文原版英文书历史gamecritical_play

Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector. Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.

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有点长，介绍了很多欧洲著名的女王事迹，也综合了大量国际象棋的史料。应该说后的出现与欧洲各个女王的出现分不开。

有点长，介绍了很多欧洲著名的女王事迹，也综合了大量国际象棋的史料。应该说后的出现与欧洲各个女王的出现分不开。

有点长，介绍了很多欧洲著名的女王事迹，也综合了大量国际象棋的史料。应该说后的出现与欧洲各个女王的出现分不开。

有点长，介绍了很多欧洲著名的女王事迹，也综合了大量国际象棋的史料。应该说后的出现与欧洲各个女王的出现分不开。