Two Lives of Charlemagne by T. Notker Einhard (English) Paperback Book

Description: Two Lives of Charlemagne by T. Notker Einhard A collection of anecdotes. It describes Charlemagnes personal life and details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts. It recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagnes coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas day 800. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Charlemagnes name shines out over the historical landscape, illuminating the dark ages and anticipating the Renaissance. These two "lives" provide a fascinating contrast. Einhard, who spent 23 years in Charlemagnes service, chose to approach his "Vita Caroli" as a public history and, in beautifully expressed language, recounts Charlemagnes personal life and his achievements in warfare, learning, art, building, and in the skillful administration of the state. Notker the monks "De Carolo Magno" is a collection of anecdotes rather than a presentation of historical facts, and his main delight seems to stem from the ingenious ways in which Charlemagne subdued proud or corrupt bishops and other men of power. In these stories, which merge into fiction, Charlemagne is already halfway to becoming the legendary figure of the epics in the later middle ages. Author Biography EINHARD was born of noble parents in the Main valley around A.D. 770. He was educated at the monastery of Fulda, and was sent in the 790s to the court of Charlemagne. He became a friend of Charlemagne and his family, and was chosen to invite Charlemagne to crown his son as his successor in 813. After Charlemagnes death he was a loyal servant of Louis the Pious, both in Aachen and on his estates at Seligenstadt, where he died in 840. In addition to the Life of Charlemagne, probably written in 826-7, we have letters to and from Einhard, his account of the Translation of the Relics of Marcellinus and Peter (830) and On the Adoration of the Cross. NOTKER BALBULUS ( The Stammerer) was born near the monastery of St Gall, in Switzerland, around 840, and entered the monastery as a boy. He wrote his account of Charlemagne for the Emperor Charles the Fat between 884 and 887. He also composed a book of sequences with music, a Martyrology (897), and poems, letters and charters. He taught at the monastic school until his death in 912. Table of Contents Charlemagne, King and Emperor; Einhard the Frank; the "Vita Caroli" of Einhard; the stammering monk of Saint Gall; the "De Carolo Magno" of Notker the stammerer, monk of Saint Gall. The life of Charlemagne: Walahfrid Strabos prologue; Einhards introduction; book I - the early Carolingians; book II - the wars and political affairs of Charlemagne; book III - the Emperors private life; book IV - the Emperors last years and death; book V - Charlemagnes last will and testament. Charlemagne: book I - the piety of Charlemagne and his care of the Church; book II - the wars and the military exploits of Charlemagne. Details ISBN0140442138 Author T. Notker Einhard Pages 240 Publisher Penguin Books Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140442138 ISBN-13 9780140442137 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Series Number 0213 Year 1969 Publication Date 1969-07-31 Translator Lewis Thorpe Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Latin Illustrations map, bibliography, notes, index Edition 1st Short Title 2 LIVES OF CHARLEMAGNE REV/E Edition Description Revised DOI 10.1604/9780140442137 Audience General/Trade We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141679961;

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