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The story of Wamba : Julian of Toledo's Historia Wambae regis / translated with an introduction and notes by Joaquin Martinez Pizarro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Julianus, Saint, Bishop of Toledo, -690.
- Standardized Title:
- Historia Wambae regis. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wamba, King of the Visigoths, -687 or 688.
- Wamba.
- Julianus, Saint, Bishop of Toledo, -690. Historia Wambae regis.
- Julianus.
- Wamba, -- King of the Visigoths, -- d. 687 or 8.
- Julianus, -- Saint, Bishop of Toledo, -- d. 690. -- Historia Wambae regis.
- Spain--History--Gothic period, 414-711.
- Spain -- History -- Gothic period, 414-711.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Story of Wamba offers the first complete English translation of Julian's work. The text is fully annotated and preceded by a thorough introduction to its historical and literary backgrounds.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I. Introductory Essay""; ""Introduction to the Historia Wambae regis""; ""History""; ""1. Chindasvind Reccesvind Wamba""; ""2. From Toledo to Nîmes and Back""; ""3. Julian and Wamba: Two Careers""; ""Literature""; ""1. Authorship""; ""2. The Four-Text Sequence""; ""3. Sources and Models""; ""4. Words and Images""; ""5. The Historia""; ""6. The Insultatio""; ""7. Iudicium: The Scene of Justice""; ""8. Conclusion (largely conjectural): Julian at Work""
- ""Part II. Translation of Julian of Toledo's Historia Wambae regis""""The Letter of Paul the Traitor""; ""The Book of the History of Gallia""; ""The Humble Historian's Invective Against the Usurpation of Gallia""; ""Judgment Pronounced Against the Treachery of Usurpers""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 241-256) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-1616-8
- OCLC:
- 646786250
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