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The work of top scholars in Visigothic studies... Using all
evidence available, the volume addresses the evolution of the
Visigoths in early medieval history. CHOICE Indispensable for all
scholars of the Visigoths. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Books on the
Visigoths and Visigothic Spain in English are rare, so this is a
welcome addition to their ranks... wide-ranging collection (which)
has much to offer, not just to Spanish studies but to students of
late antiquity in general. CLASSICAL REVIEW Between 376 and 476 the
Roman Empire in western Europe was dismantled by aggressive
outsiders, barbarians' as the Romans labelled them. Chief among
these were the Visigoths, a new force of previously separate Gothic
and other groups from south-west France, initially settled by the
Romans but subsequently, from the middle of the fifth century,
achieving total independence from the failing Roman Empire, and
extending their power from the Loire to the Straits of Gibraltar.
These studies draw on literary and archaeological evidence to
address important questions thrown up by the history of the
Visigoths and of the kingdom they generated: the historical
processes which led to their initial creation; the emergence of the
Visigothic kingdom in the fifth century; and the government,
society, culture and economy of the mature' kingdom of the sixth
and seventh centuries. A valuable feature of the collection,
reflecting the switch of the centre of the Visigothic kingdom from
France to Spain from the beginning of the sixth century, is the
inclusion, in English, of current Spanish scholarship. Dr PETER
HEATHERteaches in the Department of History at University College
London.
This book presents a new and accessible translation of a well-known
yet enigmatic text: the 'Epitaph for Arsenius' by the monk and
scholar Paschasius Radbertus (Radbert) of Corbie. This monastic
dialogue, with the author in the role of narrator, plunges the
reader directly into the turmoil of ninth-century religion and
politics. 'Arsenius' was the nickname of Wala, a member of the
Carolingian family who in the 830s became involved in the
rebellions against Louis the Pious. Exiled from the court,
Wala/Arsenius died in Italy in 836. Casting both Wala and himself
in the role of the prophet Jeremiah, Radbert chose the medium of
the epitaph (funeral oration) to deliver a polemical attack, not
just on Wala's enemies, but also on his own. -- .
This book presents a new and accessible translation of a well-known
yet enigmatic text: the 'Epitaph for Arsenius' by the monk and
scholar Paschasius Radbertus (Radbert) of Corbie. This monastic
dialogue, with the author in the role of narrator, plunges the
reader directly into the turmoil of ninth-century religion and
politics. 'Arsenius' was the nickname of Wala, a member of the
Carolingian family who in the 830s became involved in the
rebellions against Louis the Pious. Exiled from the court,
Wala/Arsenius died in Italy in 836. Casting both Wala and himself
in the role of the prophet Jeremiah, Radbert chose the medium of
the epitaph (funeral oration) to deliver a polemical attack, not
just on Wala's enemies, but also on his own. -- .
Wala, abbot of Corbie, played a major role in the rebellions
against Emperor Louis the Pious, especially in 830, for which he
was exiled. Radbert defended his beloved abbot, known to his monks
as Arsenius, against accusations of infidelity in an 'epitaph'
(funeral oration), composed as a two-book conversation between
himself and other monks of Corbie. Whereas the restrained first
book of Radbert's Epitaphium Arsenii was written not long after
Wala's death in 836, the polemical second book was added some
twenty years later. This outspoken sequel covers the early 830s,
yet it mostly addresses the political issues of the 850s, as well
as Radbert's personal predicament. In Epitaph for an Era, an
absorbing study of this fascinating text, Mayke de Jong examines
the context of the Epitaphium's two books, the use of hindsight as
a rhetorical strategy, and the articulation of notions of the
public good in the mid-ninth century.
Wala, abbot of Corbie, played a major role in the rebellions
against Emperor Louis the Pious, especially in 830, for which he
was exiled. Radbert defended his beloved abbot, known to his monks
as Arsenius, against accusations of infidelity in an 'epitaph'
(funeral oration), composed as a two-book conversation between
himself and other monks of Corbie. Whereas the restrained first
book of Radbert's Epitaphium Arsenii was written not long after
Wala's death in 836, the polemical second book was added some
twenty years later. This outspoken sequel covers the early 830s,
yet it mostly addresses the political issues of the 850s, as well
as Radbert's personal predicament. In Epitaph for an Era, an
absorbing study of this fascinating text, Mayke de Jong examines
the context of the Epitaphium's two books, the use of hindsight as
a rhetorical strategy, and the articulation of notions of the
public good in the mid-ninth century.
In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a
public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons.
This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for
his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later,
he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis'
reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a
political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the
Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However
heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared
with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading
of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate
authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which
political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was
enhanced by atonement.
In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a
public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons.
This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for
his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later,
he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis'
reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a
political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the
Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However
heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared
with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading
of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate
authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which
political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was
enhanced by atonement.
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