Emperor of the world : Charlemagne and the construction of imperial authority, 800-1229 /

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Charlemagne never traveled farther east than Italy, but by the mid-tenth century a story had begun to circulate about the friendly alliances that the emperor had forged while visiting Jerusalem and Constantinople. This story gained wide currency throughout the Middle Ages, appearing frequently in ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Latowsky, Anne Austin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Charlemagne, > Emperor, > 742-814 > Legends > History and criticism.
Charlemagne, > Emperor, > 742-814 > Influence.
Charlemagne, > Emperor, > 742-814
Karl > I. > Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser > 747-814
To 1500
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Authority in literature.
East and West in literature.
East and West > History > To 1500.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Autorité dans la littérature.
Orient et Occident dans la littérature.
HISTORY > Medieval.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Authority in literature
East and West
East and West in literature
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Kings and rulers
Legends
Literature, Medieval
Herrschaft
Autorität
Idealisierung
Fortleben
Imperialisme.
Holy Roman Empire > Kings and rulers.
Europe > Holy Roman Empire
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Carolingian origins
  • Relics from the East
  • Benzo of Alba's parallel signs
  • In praise of Frederick Barbarossa
  • The Emperor's Charlemagne
  • "Charlemagne and the East" in France.

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