UID:
edocfu_9959834892802883
Umfang:
1 online resource (320 p.) :
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1 map
ISBN:
9780271058849
Inhalt:
Carolingian historical texts have long stood at the base of our modern knowledge about the eighth and ninth centuries. The ninth century gave birth to a new revival of secular biography, which has come to be recognized as one of the brightest bands in the spectrum of Carolingian historical writing. This collection brings together, for the first time in one volume, the five royal/imperial biographies written during the Carolingian period.Thomas F. X. Noble’s new English translations of these five important texts—Einhard’s Life of Emperor Charles, Notker’s Deeds of Charles the Great, Ermoldus Nigellus’s Poem in Honor of Louis, Thegan’s Deeds of Emperor Louis, and the Life of Louis by “the Astronomer”—are each accompanied by a short introduction and a note on “Essential Reading.” Offering details on matters of style, sources used by the author, and the influence, if any, exerted by the text, Noble provides a context for each translation without compromising the author’s intended voice. By “reuniting” these five essential medieval texts in an English translation, this volume makes these voices accessible to scholars and non-experts alike throughout the Anglophone world.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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introduction --
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einhard, the life of charles the emperor Introduction --
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The Life of Charles the Emperor notker the stammerer, the deeds of emperor charles the great --
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notker the stammerer, the deeds of emperor charles the great Introduction --
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The Deeds of Emperor Charles the Great --
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ermoldus nigellus, in honor of louis Introduction --
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thegan, the deeds of emperor louis Introduction --
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The Deeds of Emperor Louis --
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the astronomer, the life of emperor louis Introduction --
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The Life of Emperor Louis --
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Index
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In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9780271058849
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271058849
