Late Merovingian France

Informationen zum Autor Paul Fouracre is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Manchester Klappentext This collection of documents in translation brings together the seminal sources for the late Merovingian Frankish kingdom. It inteprets the chronicles and saint's lives rigorously to reveal new insights into the nature and significance of sanctity, power and power relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis The 7th century in its historical context; sources and historians - hagiography and history; Merovingian Latin - the language of the sources; "Liber Historiae Francorum" (The Book of the History of the Franks); "Vita Domnae Balthildis" (The Life of Lady Balthild! Queen of the Franks); "Vita Audoini Episcopi Rotomagensis" (The Life of Audoin! Bishop of Rouen); "Acta Aunemundi" (The Deeds of Aunemund); "Passio Leudegarii" (The Suffering of St. Leudegar); "Passio Praejecti" (The Suffering of Praejectus); "Vita Sanctae Geretrudis" (The Life of Saint Geretrud)! and the "Additamentum Nivialense de Fuilano" (The Nivelles Supplement to the "Vita Fursei" Concerning Foillan); the first section of "Annales Mettenses Priores" (The Earlier Annals of Metz).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Fouracre, Paul Gerberding Fouracre, Fouracre Paul, Richard A Gerberding, Richard A. Gerberding, Gerberding Richard A.
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul Fouracre (Editore), Richard A. Gerberding (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.03.1996
• EAN: 9780719047916
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4791-6
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 22 mm
• Serie: Manchester Medieval Sources Se; Manchester Medieval Sources
• Categorie: Saggistica; European History, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Essays, HISTORY / Essays, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Literary essays, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE