Two lives of Charlemagne
By: Einhard and Notker the Stammerer ; translated [from the Latin] with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe.
Contributors: Einhard, ca. 770-840.; Notker, Balbulus, ca. 840-912.; Thorpe, Lewis G. M., 1913-
Series: Penguin classics -- L213
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Eng
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Charlemagne, -- Emperor, -- 742-814.
Description: "These two LIVES provide a fascinating contrast. Einhard, who spent twenty-three years in Charlemagne's service, chose to approach his Vita Caroli as a public history and, in beautifully expressed language, recounts Charlemagne's personal life and his achievements in warfare, learning, art, building, and in the skilful administration of the state. Notker the monk's De Carolo Magno is a collection of anecdotes rather than a presentation of historical facts, and his main delight seems to stem from the ingenious ways in which Charlemagne subdued proud o corrupt bishops and other men of power. In these stories, which merge into fiction. Charlemagne is already half-way to becoming the legendary figure of the epics in the later Middle Ages."--BOOK COVER.
Notes: Translation of Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni imperatoris and Notker's Gesta Karoli Magni as published in 1867 in v.4 of Bibliotheca rerum germanicarum.

Includes bibliography and index.