Title: The gentle voices of teachers : aspects of learning in the Carolingian age /
Authors: Sullivan, Richard E. 1921-2005.
Publisher: Ohio State University Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Learning and scholarship Europe Congresses.; Carolingians Congresses.; Learning and scholarship Europe History Congresses.
Abstract: Taken together, these essays provide a synthesis of current work in Carolingian cultural history - a rare commodity in English. This volume offers much that is provocative and challenging to scholars of cultural history and of the early Middle Ages, but it is presented in a style accessible to the nonspecialist as well. "The Gentle Voices of Teachers" is a major contribution to its field and will appeal to anyone interested in the history of education, music, religion, and art, and in the interaction of cultural and political history.
Contents: Introduction : factors shaping Carolingian studies ; The context of cultural activity in the Carolingian age / Richard E. Sullivan -- The pursuit of knowledge in Carolingian Europe / John J. Contreni -- Carolingian chant : Roman, Frankish-Roman, Frankish / Richard L. Crocker -- Edition, translation, and exegesis : the Carolingians and the Bible / Bernice M. Kaczynski -- Carolingian art and politics / Lawrence Nees -- Tradition and learning in search of ideology : the Libri Carolini / Thomas F.X. Noble -- Conclusion : visions of Carolingian education, past, present, and future / David Ganz.