Narrative and History in the Early Medieval West (Studies in the Early Middle Ages) - Hardcover

Balzaretti, Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2503518281 ISBN 13: 9782503518282

Publisher: Brepols Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

This volume explores the nature of narrative in texts used as sources for history by modern scholars of the early medieval West. Narrative is defined here broadly as how stories are told and the volume focuses on the interaction of what texts say and with how they say it. The congruence of narrative and history is a wide subject, which can be approached in a number of ways. This volume examines four types of written source: poetry (Latin and vernacular), charters, biographical writing (hagiography and royal lives) and historical writings (histories and chronicles). 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 2503518281
• ISBN 13: 9782503518282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 268