An empire of memory
Subtitle: the legend of Charlemagne, the Franks, and Jerusalem before the First Crusade
By: Matthew Gabriele
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780199591442
Subjects: History and criticism; Legends; Christian legends; Medieval Civilization
Description: Using the legend of Charlemagne, an often-overlooked current in early medieval thought, 'An Empire of Memory' looks at how the contours of the relationship between East and West moved across centuries, particularly in the period leading up to the First Crusade.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Birth of a Frankish golden age; title: The narratives of Charlemagne's journey to the East before 1100; title: New Jerusalems and pilgrimage to the East before 1100; title: The Franks' imagined empire; title: The Franks return to the Holy Land.