Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1526178788 ISBN 13 : 9781526178787

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2024

Synopsis

The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of 'reform' or 'renaissance', where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio. This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite. However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society. This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription. The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Arthur Westwell is wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Universität Regensburg

Ingrid Rembold is a Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Manchester

Carine van Rhijn is a Lecturer in Medieval History at Utrecht University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1526178788
• ISBN 13: 9781526178787
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Westwell Arthur, Rembold Ingrid, Van Rhijn Carine
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