About Thomas de Kent
Lived 1101 – 1199 (aged 97–98). Thomas de Kent was an English poet and cleric.
Thomas de Kent or Thomas of Kent was a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman writer who wrote the Alexander romance Roman de toute chevalerie.
The work derives from the Zacher Epitome of Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius, but differs in certain respects. For example, it maps conquests by cardinal direction. This allows him to explain certain wonders in terms of a climate theory. Hercules is also invoked in comparison and the "exoticism" of the Orient is said to be rendered more excessively alluring and luxurious.
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Who was Thomas de Kent?
Anglo-Norman writer
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Thomas de Kent was born in 1101.
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Thomas de Kent died in 1199.
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Thomas de Kent was a poet and cleric.
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Thomas de Kent was English.
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