Politics and History in the Tenth Century: The Work and World of Richer of Reims (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 60)

ISBN: 0521834872

Author: Glenn, Jason

Condition: New

Using a history written by a monk in the late tenth century as a point of departure for an exploration of the culture of tenth-century France, this book focuses mainly on the ways that he and his contemporaries engaged in and reacted to contemporary political events. In particular, it demonstrates that the writing of history for these men was a form of participation in the larger political events of their day and a political act itself.

• Historiography | Political Culture in the Middle Ages | Religious & Intellectual Community | Frankish Politics | Tenth Century Monks, Richer of Reims