Authors of the Middle Ages, Volume IV, Nos 12-13: Historical and Religious Writers of the Latin West

ISBN-13: 9780860786252 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 144 str.

Patrick J. Geary

Opis

The anonymous author who has come to be known as Fredegar put together a collection of historical sources, together with items of his own composing in the second half of the 7th century.

Recenzje

’Readers seeking orientation in 6th- and 7th-century history will benefit from these introductions to Pope Gregory I and Fredegar, a pair who epitomize the diversity of early-medieval literary sources.’ Speculum

Spis treści

Contents: Gregory the Great, Carole Straw; Gregory's Rome and his early life; Gregory's activities as Bishop of Rome; The pope and the Church universal; Relations with secular authorities; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography. Fredegar, Roger Collins. ’Fredegar’?; Structure and contents of the Chronicle; One author or many?; Fredegar's sources; Fredegar's politics; Fredegar's language; The continuators; Bibliography.

O autorze

Patrick J. Geary