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• catalog abstract ""Charlemagne, claimed by the Church as a saint, by the French as their greatest king, by the Germans as their compatriot, by the Italians as their emperor, heads all modern histories in one way or another; he is the creator of a new order of things," wrote the historian Sismondi in 1821. In this fascinating book, available for the first time in an English translation, Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding Charlemagne (768-814). Charlemagne's persona -- derived from a blending of myth, history, and poetry -- assumes a constitutional value in France, where for more than ten centuries it was deemed useful to trace national privileges and undertakings back to Charlemagne. His plasticity, Morrissey argues, endows Charlemagne with both legitimizing power and subversive potential. Part 1 of the book explores a fundamental cycle in the history of Charlemagne's representation, beginning shortly after the great emperor's death and continuing to the end of the sixteenth century. Part 2 discusses the remythologizing of Charlemagne in Renaissance and Reformation France through the late nineteenth century. At a time when a new Europe is being created and when France continues to redefine and reinvent itself, Morrissey's detailed study of how history has been reappropriated is particularly valuable.".
• catalog alternative "Charlemagne and France".
• catalog alternative "Empereur à la barbe fleurie. English".
• catalog contributor b12712677.
• catalog coverage "Holy Roman Empire Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog created "2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
• catalog description ""Charlemagne, claimed by the Church as a saint, by the French as their greatest king, by the Germans as their compatriot, by the Italians as their emperor, heads all modern histories in one way or another; he is the creator of a new order of things," wrote the historian Sismondi in 1821. In this fascinating book, available for the first time in an English translation, Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding Charlemagne (768-814). Charlemagne's persona -- derived from a blending of myth, history, and poetry -- assumes a constitutional value in France, where for more than ten centuries it was deemed useful to trace national privileges and undertakings back to Charlemagne. His plasticity, Morrissey argues, endows Charlemagne with both legitimizing power and subversive potential. Part 1 of the book explores a fundamental cycle in the history of Charlemagne's representation, beginning shortly after the great emperor's death and continuing to the end of the sixteenth century. Part 2 discusses the remythologizing of Charlemagne in Renaissance and Reformation France through the late nineteenth century. At a time when a new Europe is being created and when France continues to redefine and reinvent itself, Morrissey's detailed study of how history has been reappropriated is particularly valuable.".
• catalog description "Between myth and history: Magic of origins -- Poetic space, political reflection -- rewriting history -- Call for reality, a need for myth -- Ubiquity to oblivion: National past in the classical age -- Saving the monarchy, establishing the republic -- Conquer and to sing praises -- Comments: Waning power of the figure of charlemagne.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xxi, 391 p., [16] pages of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Charlemagne & France.".
• catalog identifier "0268022771".
• catalog isFormatOf "Charlemagne & France.".
• catalog isPartOf "Laura Shannon series in French medieval studies.".
• catalog isPartOf "The Laura Shannon series in French medieval studies".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "2003.".
• catalog language "eng fre".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press,".
• catalog relation "Charlemagne & France.".
• catalog spatial "Holy Roman Empire Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog subject "944/.014/092 B 21".
• catalog subject "Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 In literature.".
• catalog subject "Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 Influence.".
• catalog subject "Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 Legends History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 Romances History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Civilization, Medieval.".
• catalog subject "DC73 .M7513 2003".
• catalog tableOfContents "Between myth and history: Magic of origins -- Poetic space, political reflection -- rewriting history -- Call for reality, a need for myth -- Ubiquity to oblivion: National past in the classical age -- Saving the monarchy, establishing the republic -- Conquer and to sing praises -- Comments: Waning power of the figure of charlemagne.".
• catalog title "Charlemagne and France : a thousand years of mythology / Robert Morrissey ; translated by Catherine Tihanyi.".
• catalog title "Charlemagne and France".
• catalog title "Empereur à la barbe fleurie. English".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "text".