Gregory of Tours: History and Society in the Sixth Century - Softcover

Heinzelmann, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521636388 ISBN 13: 9780521636384

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

For 1400 years Gregory's Histories--the principal work of Merovingian history--have been understood as a "history of the Franks" and as an objective portrayal of history, albeit told by a naive narrator. This completely new interpretation of the Histories reveals connections between apparently unconnected, adjacent chapters, and also begins to make out their real function. Gregory (538-594) can be seen as focusing on the development of a socio-political concept of society, which anticipates the leadership of the Christian state entrusted to the joint government of bishops and king.

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Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Review:

"...even those who do not subscribe to Heinzelmann's main thesis will greatly profit from the many important findings set out in his book." Walter Goffart

"[This study] marks a watershed in studies of Gregory and is the capstone of decades of this eminent scholar's work." American Historical Review

"Heinzelmann's book is a good companion to Gregory's work in that it provides a comprehensive interpretation of Gregory's concept of history." Comitatus

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521636388
• ISBN 13: 9780521636384
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248