Janet L. (Hrsg.) Nelson

Lay Intellectuals in the Carolingian World

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Did the laity have a part in the Carolingian Renaissance? If so, how were lay elites, and through them the laity at large affected? This fascinating and wide-ranging volume examines these questions through a study of lay involvement in literary and artistic activity in early medieval Europe. Leading historians explore a diverse range of Latin and vernacular texts written by secular authors and use richly-drawn case studies to illuminate such key issues as the extent of lay literacy, the contexts in which learned laity could flourish, the transformative impact of the Carolingian Renaissance, and the interaction of ‘lay’ and ‘clerical’ values o… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Wormald, Patrick (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-521-83453-7
EAN: 9780521834537
Produktnummer: 2917836
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 278 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 584 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 584

Über den Autor

PATRICK WORMALD was a College Tutor and University Lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford. JANET L. NELSON is Professor of Medieval History at Kings College London.