Alessandro Barbero

Charlemagne

Father of a Continent

Buch

The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great--Charlemagne--reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable grasp of detail and a sweeping knowledge of Carolingian institutions and economy, Barbero not only brings Charlemagne to life with accounts of his physical appearance, tastes and habits, family life, and ideas and actions but also conveys what it meant to be king of the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Cameron, Allan (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-520-29721-0
EAN: 9780520297210
Produktnummer: 24375775
Verlag: University Presses
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Seitenangabe: 440 S.
Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.5 cm 610 g
Abbildungen: Trade Paperback; 1 map
Gewicht: 610

Über den Autor

Alessandro Barbero is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy. In addition to writing about medieval society and culture, he is the author of the historical novel Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo, which won the Strega Prize in 1996. Over a period of twelve years, Allan Cameron has translated some twenty books on history, philosophy, and other academic disciplines, including works by leading Italian philosopher Norberto Bobbio and President of the European Commission Romano Prodi.