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Carolingian Civilization: A Reader
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Description for Carolingian Civilization: A Reader
Paperback. .I've been teaching the 'Age of Charlemagne' for 25 years. Thanks to Paul Dutton, I finally have the book I need to make this age come alive. - Charles R. Bowlus, Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Editor(s): Dutton, Paul Edward. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
The period between 770 and 880 experienced an explosion of words signalling the documentary reawakening of Western civilization; this anthology offers a plentiful and engaging selection of primary source documents from that vibrant era. Among the material new to this second edition are Rimbert's Life of Anskar, with its detailed account of the Carolingian missionary contact with Scandinavia, Ratramnus's study of the dog-headed men, the monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem, new specimens of popular beliefs, Audradus Modicus's complete Book of Revelations, and new maps and illustrations.
The period between 770 and 880 experienced an explosion of words signalling the documentary reawakening of Western civilization; this anthology offers a plentiful and engaging selection of primary source documents from that vibrant era. Among the material new to this second edition are Rimbert's Life of Anskar, with its detailed account of the Carolingian missionary contact with Scandinavia, Ratramnus's study of the dog-headed men, the monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem, new specimens of popular beliefs, Audradus Modicus's complete Book of Revelations, and new maps and illustrations.
Product Details
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
549
Place of Publication
Peterborough, United States
ISBN
9781551114927
SKU
V9781551114927
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About Dutton
Paul Edward Dutton, Professor of Humanities at Simon Fraser University, is the author of a number of articles and books about the Middle Ages including The Poetry and Paintings of the First Bible of Charles the Bald with Herbert L. Kessler (University of Michigan Press, 1997) and Charlemagne's Mustache and Other Cultural Clusters of a Dark Age (Palgrave, 2004). He ... Read more
Reviews for Carolingian Civilization: A Reader
I've been teaching the 'Age of Charlemagne' for 25 years. Thanks to Paul Dutton, I finally have the book I need to make this age come alive. - Charles R. Bowlus, Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock