Emperor of the World: Charlemagne and the Construction of Imperial Authority, 800–1229
Anne A. Latowsky
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Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Emperor of the World, traces the curious history of the story of the alliances forged by Charlemagne while visiting Jerusalem and Constantinople, revealing how the memory of the Frankish Emperor was manipulated to shape the institutions of kingship and empire in the High Middle Ages.
The legend incorporates apocalyptic themes such as the succession of world monarchies at the End of Days and the prophecy of the Last Roman Emperor. Charlemagne's apocryphal journey to the East increasingly resembled the eschatological final journey of the Last Emperor, who was expected to end his reign in Jerusalem after reuniting the Roman Empire ... Read more
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801451485
SKU
V9780801451485
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About Anne A. Latowsky
Anne A. Latowsky is Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages at the University of South Florida.
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Charlemagne holds a cardinal place in the collective imagination of medieval politics. The character has been reinterpereted throughout the centuries depending on the different causes his figure has been used to support.... Consequently, certain hypotheses are transformed too quickly into facts. Anne Latowsky questions the validity of one of the most ingrained certainties: that the figure of Charlemagne was used ... Read more