King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne
Autor Janet L. Nelsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2020
'A remarkable book: the dramatic story of a truly extraordinary man ... brilliant' Helen Castor, author ofShe-Wolves
A major new biography of one of the most extraordinary of all rulers, and the father of present-day Europe
Charles, King of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule a European super-state. That is why he is so often called 'Charles the Great': by the French 'Charlemagne', and by the Germans 'Karl der Grosse'. His strength of character was felt to be remarkable from early in his long reign. Warfare and accident, vermin and weather have destroyed much of the evidence for his rule in the twelve centuries since his death, but a remarkable amount still survives.
Janet L. Nelson's wonderful new book brings together everything we know about Charlemagne and sifts through the evidence to come as close as we can to understanding the man and his motives. Nelson has an extraordinary knowledge of the sources and much of the book is a sort of detective story, prying into and interpreting fascinating material and often obdurate scraps, from prayerbooks to skeletons, gossip to artwork.
Above all, Charles' legacy lies in his deeds and their continuing resonance, as he shaped duchies and counties, rebuilt and founded towns and monasteries, and consciously set himself up not just as King of the Franks, but as the new 'Emperor governing the Roman Empire'. His successors - in some ways to the present day - have struggled to interpret, misinterpret, copy or subvert Charlemagne's legacy. Nelson gets us as close as we can ever hope to come to the real figure, as understood in his own time.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241305256
ISBN-10: 024130525X
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 024130525X
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Janet
L.
NelsonDBEis
Professor
Emeritus
of
Medieval
History
at
King's
College
London,
where
she
taught
for
many
years.
She
has
written
and
translated
widely
on
early
medieval
Europe,
her
books
including:Charles
the
Bald(1992),The
Frankish
World(1996)
andCourts,
Elites,
and
Gendered
Power
in
the
Early
Middle
Ages(2007).
She
lives
in
London.
Recenzii
Nelson
assembles
an
astonishingly
rich
picture
from
the
most
unrewarding
of
texts.
The
way
she
puzzles
out
probable
facts
and
motivations
is
a
joy
to
witness
...
The
narrative
voice
emerges
as
that
of
a
patient,
inquisitive,
incisive
and
helpful
master
detective,
with
funny
asides,
a
beautiful
style
and
sensible
politics.
This is a terrific book ... It is lovely to read, in part because it is so lightly written ... One leaves Jinty Nelson's book with the sense that one does, yes, get from it a sense of what Charlemagne was actually like. Which is what biographies are for, and why this is one to read.
An immense achievement - brilliantly learned and profoundly wise, it is as revelatory about the practise of history as it is about the great man himself.
An imaginative, deeply thoughtful, often provocative, always important book.
This is a remarkable book: at once the dramatic story of a truly extraordinary man, and a masterclass in the practice of history from a superlative historian. Janet Nelson's brilliant insight illuminates a world that is both familiar and strange, and full of resonances between past and present. Here - seen through challenging sources, sifted and weighed with wisdom and wit - is everything we can know, twelve centuries on, about the king and emperor called Charlemagne.
Christianity entered a new era in 800 when Charles, King of the Franks, became the first Holy Roman Emperor, and entrenched the faith in European civilisation. His story is told in Janet L Nelson's outstandingKing and Emperor.
[The author is] a giant in the field, who knows that myths concerning Charlemagne, which began before his corpse grew cold, are difficult to lay to rest.
This is a terrific book ... It is lovely to read, in part because it is so lightly written ... One leaves Jinty Nelson's book with the sense that one does, yes, get from it a sense of what Charlemagne was actually like. Which is what biographies are for, and why this is one to read.
An immense achievement - brilliantly learned and profoundly wise, it is as revelatory about the practise of history as it is about the great man himself.
An imaginative, deeply thoughtful, often provocative, always important book.
This is a remarkable book: at once the dramatic story of a truly extraordinary man, and a masterclass in the practice of history from a superlative historian. Janet Nelson's brilliant insight illuminates a world that is both familiar and strange, and full of resonances between past and present. Here - seen through challenging sources, sifted and weighed with wisdom and wit - is everything we can know, twelve centuries on, about the king and emperor called Charlemagne.
Christianity entered a new era in 800 when Charles, King of the Franks, became the first Holy Roman Emperor, and entrenched the faith in European civilisation. His story is told in Janet L Nelson's outstandingKing and Emperor.
[The author is] a giant in the field, who knows that myths concerning Charlemagne, which began before his corpse grew cold, are difficult to lay to rest.