Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity - Couverture rigide

McKitterick, Rosamond

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521886724 ISBN 13 : 9780521886727

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by McKitterick Rosamond

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

'... this erudite study sheds much new light on Charlemagne.' NRC Handelsblad

'This is an important study, a reflection of a life spent considering and writing on Carolingian issues. It supersedes existing studies on Charlemagne in English and, to my mind, those in French as well.' The Historical Association

'[A] magisterial study of this historical figure' H-German

'... this book is a mile-stone in Carolingian scholarship, a critically significant reappraisal of the celebrated emperor and of the impact of his rule, and an achievement which cannot fail to stimulate further work on a number of fronts.' English Historical Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521886724
• ISBN 13: 9780521886727
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 480