The narrative worlds of Paul the Deacon : between empires and identities in Lombard Italy / Christopher Heath.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Heath, Christopher (Historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Deacon, approximately 720-799?.

Paul.

Lombards--Italy--History.

Lombards.

Italy--History--476-774.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Written as the Lombard kingdom was on the cusp of downfall at the hands of the Carolingian empire, the works of Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799) are vital to understanding the history of Italy and Western Europe in the Middle Ages. But until now, scholars have tended to neglect the narrative structure of his texts, which reflect in important ways his personal responses to the events of his time. This study presents fresh interpretations of Paul's Historia Romana, Vita Sancti Gregorii Magni, Gesta Episcopum Mettensium, and Historia Langobardorum by focusing on him as an individual and on his strategies of argumentation, ultimately advancing a new conception of Paul as a dynamic author whose development of multiple lines of thought deserves closer examination.

Contents:

Introduction

Vir valde Peritus : Paul the Deacon and his contexts

The early narratives

The Historia Langobardorum : the structure of Paul's world

The Historia Langobardorum : the six books in detail

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Dissertation University of Manchester 2012

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-281) and index.

ISBN:

1-04-080029-7

1-003-70702-5

1-04-077439-3

90-485-2671-X

9781003707028

OCLC:

1059286549