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The narrative worlds of Paul the Deacon : between empires and identities in Lombard Italy /

Written when the Lombard kingdom was on the cusp of downfall at the hands of the Carolingian empire, Paul the Deacon's narratives - and the 'Historia Langobardorum' in particular - are vital to understanding the history of Italy and Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Yet the narrative...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heath, Christopher (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Vir valde Peritus : Paul the Deacon and his contexts
  • The early narratives
  • The Historia Langobardorum : the structure of Paul's world
  • The Historia Langobardorum : the six books in detail
  • Conclusion.