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1 online resource (460 pages)
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9789047401360
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A discussion of German historiography from around 950 to 1150, through a close examination of six works. It focuses on the narrative as an expression of the author's way of finding meaning in the sequence of events, and as evidence for their understanding of society, politics and human behaviour.
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Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Approaches to Medieval Historiography -- Context and Mentality -- The Texts and their Representativity -- Chapter One: Widukind of Corvey, Res gestae Saxonicae -- From Carolingian to Ottonian Historiography -- Widukind: Background and Earlier Scholarship -- Narrative and Composition -- Saxon Patriotism and Royal Panegyrics -- King, Government, and People -- External and Internal Enemies -- The Characterisations -- Political and Military Behaviour -- Motives and Explanation -- Self-Interest, Morality, and the Political Community -- Widukind and Ottonian Kingship -- Conclusion -- Chapter Two: Thietmar of Merseburg, Chronicon -- Introduction -- The Kings, the Church, and the Diocese of Merseburg -- The Accession to the Throne -- The King as Leader in War: External and Internal Enemies -- Government, Administration, and Internal Politics -- Henry II and the Church -- The Politics of Consensus -- Thietmar's Portraits -- The Problem of Historical Causation -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three: Wipo, Gesta Chuonradi -- Introduction -- Wipo's Prologue -- Conrad's Election and Coronation -- A Transpersonal Understanding of the State? -- The Narrative of Conrad's Reign -- Gesta Chuonradi as Historical Interpretation -- Person and Office -- Conclusion: Wipo in his Context -- Chapter Four: Lampert of Hersfeld, Annales -- The Investiture Contest -- The Author and his Work -- The Background -- The Struggle for Liberty -- Narrative, Composition, and the Right Order of the World -- Historical Explanation in Lampert -- Lampert as a Political and Military Historian -- Lampert's Portraits of Individuals -- Conclusion: Lampert's Interpretation of History -- Chapter Five: Vita Heinrici IV -- Part 1: King and Saint -- Part 2: Fortuna and God's Providence -- Part 3: The Suffering of the Just.
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ISBN 9789004124684
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Print version Kings, politics, and the right order of the world in German historiography c. 950-1150
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Englisch
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