Confronting Crisis in the Carolingian Empire: Paschasius Radbertus' Funeral Oration for Wala of Corbie

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Confronting Crisis in the Carolingian Empire: Paschasius Radbertus' Funeral Oration for Wala of Corbie
Authors and Contributors      Edited and translated by Mayke de Jong
Edited and translated by Justin Lake
SeriesManchester Medieval Sources
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781526134844
ClassificationsDewey:944.014
Audience
General
Illustrations 2 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 28 May 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the translation of an extraordinary and enigmatic narrative of Carolingian history, which should interest historians of politics, religion and literature in equal measure. Radbertus' 'Epitaph for Arsenius' is both a personal and a political text, written with twenty years of hindsight, by an author is also an actor in his own work. -- .

Author Biography

Mayke de Jong is Professor Emerita of Medieval History at Utrecht University Justin Lake is Associate Professor of Classics at Texas A&M University -- .