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In this volume Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding Charlemagne (768-814). His plasticity, Morrissey argues, endows Charlemagne with both legitimizing power and subversive potential.

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"... a solid book that can be of use to anyone interested in European, particularly French, history. ... remarkably accessible ...." -- History: Reviews of New Books, Fall 2003, Vol. 32 No. 1
"... a rich and provocative study that shows [Morrissey's] mastery of medieval and modern historiography and literature ..." -- American Historical Review, April 2004

Charlemagne and France

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      Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
      Publication Date: 2/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780268022778, 978-0268022778
      ISBN10: 0268022771
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      Biography: adventurers and explorers European history: medieval period, middle ages European history: Renaissance

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this volume Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding Charlemagne (768-814). His plasticity, Morrissey argues, endows Charlemagne with both legitimizing power and subversive potential.

      Trade Review
      "... a solid book that can be of use to anyone interested in European, particularly French, history. ... remarkably accessible ...." -- History: Reviews of New Books, Fall 2003, Vol. 32 No. 1
      "... a rich and provocative study that shows [Morrissey's] mastery of medieval and modern historiography and literature ..." -- American Historical Review, April 2004

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