The Charlemagne Legend in Medieval Latin Texts
Title | The Charlemagne Legend in Medieval Latin Texts PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Purkis |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | 262 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843844486 |
Essays on the various manifestations of Charlemagne and his legends.
The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England
Title | The Legend of Charlemagne in Medieval England PDF eBook |
Author | Phillipa Hardman |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | 491 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1843844729 |
The first full-length examination of the medieval Charlemagne tradition in the literature and culture of medieval England, from the Chanson de Roland to Caxton.
Life of Charlemagne
Title | Life of Charlemagne PDF eBook |
Author | Einhard |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 1880 |
Genre | France |
ISBN |
Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature
Title | Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Albrecht Classen |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1843845830 |
The legend of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne is widespread through the literature of the European Middle Ages. This book offers a detailed and critical analysis of how this myth emerged and developed in medieval German and Dutch literatures, bringing to light the vast array of narratives either idealizing, if not glorifying, Charlemagne as a political and religious leader, or, at times, criticizing or even ridiculing him as a pompous and ineffectual ruler. The motif is traced from its earliest origins in chronicles, in the Kaiserchronik, through the Rolandslied and Der Stricker's Karl der Große, to his recasting as a saint in the Zürcher Buch vom Heiligen Karl.
Paths to Kingship in Medieval Latin Europe, c. 950–1200
Title | Paths to Kingship in Medieval Latin Europe, c. 950–1200 PDF eBook |
Author | Björn Weiler |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 493 |
Release | 2021-10-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1009006223 |
Medieval Europe was a world of kings, but what did this mean to those who did not themselves wear a crown? How could they prevent corrupt and evil men from seizing the throne? How could they ensure that rulers would not turn into tyrants? Drawing on a rich array of remarkable sources, this engaging study explores how the fears and hopes of a ruler's subjects shaped both the idea and the practice of power. It traces the inherent uncertainty of royal rule from the creation of kingship and the recurring crises of royal successions, through the education of heirs and the intrigue of medieval elections, to the splendour of a king's coronation, and the pivotal early years of his reign. Monks, crusaders, knights, kings (and those who wanted to be kings) are among a rich cast of characters who sought to make sense of and benefit from an institution that was an object of both desire and fear.
Charlemagne in the Norse and Celtic Worlds
Title | Charlemagne in the Norse and Celtic Worlds PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Fulton |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | 279 |
Release | 2022-12-13 |
Genre | Comparative literature |
ISBN | 1843846683 |
Captured here for the first time is the richness of the Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland and its coherence as a series of adaptations of Old French chansons de geste
Life of Charlemagne, the Latin Text
Title | Life of Charlemagne, the Latin Text PDF eBook |
Author | Einhard |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 143 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780598804112 |