Life of Charlemagne.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 22302 |
| Format | 12.5 x 19.5 |
| Détails | 162 p., 5 B/W ill., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251450186 |
Written in the 9th century by Einhard, a friend of the great emperor and his son Louis the Pious, the Life of Charlemagne is the most famous text of the Latin Middle Ages. Introduction Einhard in his time: a historiographical revision « Louis the Pious reconsidered The works of Einhard, historian and hagiographer The date of Einhard's Life of Charlemagne For an early dating: 817-821 For a late dating: 828-833 Middle datings: in the mid-820s Models and sources of the Vita Karoli The importance of Suetonius … and that of Cicero The Royal Annals and the Book of the Bishops of Metz Annals, history and hagiography History and annals in Antiquity History and hagiography in Einhard Divisions into parts and chapters Translation Editions, translations and bibliography Charlemagne's family: genealogy Life of the Emperor Charles Appendices Preface by Einhard Verses by Gerward Prologue by Walafrid Strabo Index of proper names
Written in the 9th century by Einhard, a friend of the great emperor and his son Louis the Pious, the Life of Charlemagne is the most famous text of the Latin Middle Ages. Introduction Einhard in his time: a historiographical revision « Louis the Pious reconsidered The works of Einhard, historian and hagiographer The date of Einhard's Life of Charlemagne For an early dating: 817-821 For a late dating: 828-833 Middle datings: in the mid-820s Models and sources of the Vita Karoli The importance of Suetonius … and that of Cicero The Royal Annals and the Book of the Bishops of Metz Annals, history and hagiography History and annals in Antiquity History and hagiography in Einhard Divisions into parts and chapters Translation Editions, translations and bibliography Charlemagne's family: genealogy Life of the Emperor Charles Appendices Preface by Einhard Verses by Gerward Prologue by Walafrid Strabo Index of proper names