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Charlemagne and Louis the Pious : Lives by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer by Thomas F. X. Noble (2012, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherPennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-100271037156
ISBN-139780271037158
eBay Product ID (ePID)126627821
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Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameCharlemagne and Louis the Pious : Lives by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
SubjectRoyalty, Ancient & Classical, Europe / General, Historical, Europe / Medieval
TypeTextbook
AuthorThomas F. X. Noble
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews&"The new translations of these five lives and their very useful introductions and notes make this work a prodigious achievement and an extremely valuable and most welcome contribution to Carolingian studies.&" &-Steven Fanning, The Historian, "Noble's book has a very specific thematic focus that makes it especially appealing for use in lower-division classes. . . . Noble has presented us with lucid translations of five important works of secular biography from the Carolingian period, each adorned with learned . . . introductions and up-to-date bibliographies." -Scott Bruce, The Medieval Review, "Noble's book has a very specific thematic focus that makes it especially appealing for use in lower-division classes. . . . Noble has presented us with lucid translations of five important works of secular biography from the Carolingian period, each adorned with learned . . . introductions and up-to-date bibliographies." --Scott Bruce, The Medieval Review, "The new translations of these five lives and their very useful introductions and notes make this work a prodigious achievement and an extremely valuable and most welcome contribution to Carolingian studies." --Steven Fanning, The Historian, "Noble's book has a very specific thematic focus that makes it especially appealing for use in lower-division classes. . . . Noble has presented us with lucid translations of five important works of secular biography from the Carolingian period, each adorned with learned . . . introductions and up-to-date bibliographies." --Scott Bruce The Medieval Review, "The new translations of these five lives and their very useful introductions and notes make this work a prodigious achievement and an extremely valuable and most welcome contribution to Carolingian studies." -Steven Fanning, The Historian, "The new translations of these five lives and their very useful introductions and notes make this work a prodigious achievement and an extremely valuable and most welcome contribution to Carolingian studies." --Steven Fanning The Historian
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal944/.01420922
Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Introduction Einhard, the life of Charles the Emperor Introduction The Life of Charles the Emperor Notker the stammerer, the Deeds of Emperor Charles the Great Introduction The Deeds of Emperor Charles the Great Ermoldus Nigellus, in Honor of Louis Introduction In Honor of Louis, the Most Christian Caesar Augustus, by Ermoldus Nigellus, an Exile Thegan, the Deeds of Emperor Louis Introduction The Deeds of Emperor Louis The Astronomer, the Life of Emperor Louis Introduction The Life of Emperor Louis Index
SynopsisTranslations of ninth-century lives of the emperors Charlemagne (by Einhard and Notker) and his son Louis the Pious (by Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer). Presented chronologically and contextually, with commentary., 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, without compromising the author's intended voice. By "reuniting" these five essential medieval texts in an English translation, this volume makes these voices accessible to scholars and non-experts alike throughout the Anglophone world., 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 without compromising the author's intended voice. By "reuniting" these five essential medieval texts in an English translation, this volume makes these voices accessible to scholars and non-experts alike throughout the Anglophone world.
LC Classification NumberDC73.6.C44 2009
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