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New. Carolingian historical texts have long stood at the base of our modern knowledge about the eighth and ninth centuries. The ninth century gave birth to a new revival of secular biography, which has come to be recognized as one of the brightest bands in the spectrum of Carolingian historical writing. This collection brings together, for the first time in one volume, the five royal/imperial biographies written during the Carolingian period. Thomas F. X. Noble's new English translations of these five important texts-Einhard's Life of Emperor Charles, Notker's Deeds of Charles the Great, Ermoldus Nigellus's Poem in Honor of Louis, Thegan's Deeds of Emperor Louis, and the Life of Louis by "the Astronomer"-are each accompanied by a short introduction and a note on "Essential Reading." Offering details on matters of style, sources used by the author, and the influence, if any, exerted by the text, Noble provides a context for each translation…
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Charlemagne and Louis the Pious: The Lives by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer Hardcover - 2009
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- Title Charlemagne and Louis the Pious: The Lives by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer
- Author Thomas F. Noble (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penn State University Press
- Date 2009-10-13
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780271035734 / 0271035730
- Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.37 x 6.47 x 1 in (23.80 x 16.43 x 2.54 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress subjects France - History - To 987, France - Kings and rulers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009012104
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Choice, 08/01/2010, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/15/2010, Page 20
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