Perceptions of the Past in the Early Middle Ages

by Rosamond McKitterick

Book Overview

Historical writing of the early middle ages tends to be regarded as little more than a possible source of facts, but Rosamond McKitterick establishes that early medieval historians conveyed in their texts a sophisticated set of multiple perceptions of the past. In these essays, McKitterick focuses on the Frankish realms in the eighth and ninth centuries and examines different methods and genres of historical writing in relation to the perceptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268035008
• ISBN13: 9780268035006
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.7"