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Charlemagne : the formation of a European identity /
Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. This magisterial study re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. It analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced after his death, and thereafter focuses on the evidence from Charlemagne's...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. This magisterial study re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. It analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced after his death, and thereafter focuses on the evidence from Charlemagne's lifetime concerning the creation of the Carolingian dynasty and the growth of the kingdom, the court and the royal household, communications and identities in the Frankish realm in the context of government, and Charlemagne's religious and cultural strategies. The book offers a critical examination of the contemporary sources and in so doing transforms our understanding of the development of the Carolingian empire, the formation of Carolingian political identity, and the astonishing changes effected throughout Charlemagne's forty-six year period of rule. This is a major contribution to Carolingian history which will be essential reading for anyone interested in the medieval past. Rosamond McKitterick has also received the 2010 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History for her research into the Carolingians. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 460 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-442) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511397264 0511397267 0511398034 9780511398032 9780511402708 0511402708 9780511404252 0511404255 9780511803314 0511803311 9780511398841 0511398840 0521716454 9780521716451 0511400837 9780511400834 9786611383817 6611383816 1107186889 9781107186880 1281383813 9781281383815 0511396538 9780511396533 |