| Narrative and History in the Early Medieval West Contributor(s): Tyler, Elizabeth M. (Editor), Balzaretti, Ross (Editor) |
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ISBN: 2503518281 ISBN-13: 9782503518282 Publisher: Brepols Publishers OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2006 Annotation: This volume explores the nature of narrative in texts used as sources for history by modern scholars of the early medieval West. It examines four types of written source: poetry, charters, biographical writing and historical writings. These include traditional narrative sources as well as literary texts and documents not generally considered in terms of narrative. The ten studies in this volume cover a geographical range that includes the Carolingian Empire, the British Isles and Scandinavia, and from the Carolingian period through to the twelfth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 940.107 |
| Series: Studies in the Early Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.58" W x 9.5" (1.43 lbs) 265 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection deliberately brings together work which is chronologically, geographically and generically diverse. Texts studied include traditional narrative historiography, alongside poetry, chronicles, charters, dispute settlements and hagiography. The essays range from Italy and Frankia to Scandinavia and England as they examine texts produced from the seventh to the early twelfth century. In exploring the nature and function of narrative in texts which modern scholars use to study the Middle Ages, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume integrate social, political, intellectual and literary history. Each essay and the volume as a whole illustrate that narrative form offers both new vantage points on the Middle Ages and new opportunities for collaborative study. |