{"product_id":"charlemagne-and-louis-the-pious-thomas-f-x-noble-9780271035734","title":"Charlemagne and Louis the Pious: The Lives by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarolingian historical texts have long stood at the base of our modern knowledge about the eighth and ninth centuries. The ninth century gave birth to a new revival of secular biography, which has come to be recognized as one of the brightest bands in the spectrum of Carolingian historical writing. This collection brings together, for the first time in one volume, the five royal\/imperial biographies written during the Carolingian period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas F. X. Noble's new English translations of these five important texts--Einhard's \u003ci\u003eLife of Emperor Charles\u003c\/i\u003e, Notker's \u003ci\u003eDeeds of Charles the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, Ermoldus Nigellus's \u003ci\u003ePoem in Honor of Louis\u003c\/i\u003e, Thegan's \u003ci\u003eDeeds of Emperor Louis\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLife of Louis \u003c\/i\u003eby \"the Astronomer\"--are each accompanied by a short introduction and a note on \"Essential Reading.\" Offering details on matters of style, sources used by the author, and the influence, if any, exerted by the text, Noble provides a context for each translation without compromising the author's intended voice. By \"reuniting\" these five essential medieval texts in an English translation, this volume makes these voices accessible to scholars and non-experts alike throughout the Anglophone world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas F. X. Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271035730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271035734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 6.47w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010","brand":"Thomas F. X. Noble","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013712064767,"sku":"9780271035734","price":86.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9da614e9-0cb3-4c34-9638-f565259c9dd8.jpg?v=1767744296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlemagne-and-louis-the-pious-thomas-f-x-noble-9780271035734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}