History and Memory in the Carolingian World |
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| Author:
| McKitterick, Rosamond |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-53436-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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In the eighth and ninth centuries a remarkable quantity of very varied forms and new types of history was written in the Frankish realms of Western Europe. The Franks also preserved the classical and Judaeo-Christian histories from earlier centuries. The Frankish books reflect a highly sophisticated and many-layered understanding of the past as well as a very creative use of history. These history texts also played an extraordinarily influential role in the formation of political...
More DescriptionIn the eighth and ninth centuries a remarkable quantity of very varied forms and new types of history was written in the Frankish realms of Western Europe. The Franks also preserved the classical and Judaeo-Christian histories from earlier centuries. The Frankish books reflect a highly sophisticated and many-layered understanding of the past as well as a very creative use of history. These history texts also played an extraordinarily influential role in the formation of political ideologies and senses of identity within Europe.