The book of emperors : a translation of the Middle High German Kaiserchronik / edited and translated by Henry A. Myers.

Contributor(s):

Myers, Henry Allen, 1934- []

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) Series: Publication details: [Morgantown] : West Virginia University Press, (c)2013.Edition: first editionDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 398 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781935978862

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Electronic Books.

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PT1551 .B665 2013

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1. The Book of Emperors and its Treatment of History; 1.1. The tradition of world historiography in the Middle Ages:Augustine, Orosius, and Otto of Freising; 1.2. Mid-twelfth-century Germany: "deeds" replace the "two cities"; 1.3. "I tell you this for sure"; 2. The Value of the Book of Emperors as a Source of Intellectual History; 2.1. The ancient law uniting church and empire; 2.2. True kingship; 2.3. The Donation of Constantine and the translation of Empire; 2.4. Christian clemency and draconic law enforcement.

2.5. Prayer-answering as within a feudal contract3. Composition and Utilization of the Work; 3.1. Authorship; 3.2. Patronage; 3.3. Sources; 3.4. Influence; 4. Stylistic Considerations; 4.1. The author's style: scholarly urgency; 4.2. This translation; 4.3. This title; Prologue; Rome's Founding: Gods for Each Day of the Week and the Bells that Warned of Revolt; Julius Caesar; Augustus Caesar; Tiberius; Caius Caligula (Jovinus Legend); Faustinian; Claudius; Nero; Tarquin; Galba and Piso; Otho; Vitellius (Odnatus Legend); Vespasian; Titus; Domitian; Nerva; Trajan; Philip; Decius.

Diocletian and MaximianSeverus; Helvius (Helius) Pertinax; Helius Adrianus (Hadrian); Lucius Accommodus; Achilleus; Gallienus; Constantius Chlorus; Constantine I, "the Great"; Sylvester; Julian; Heraclius; Narcissus (Legend of the Two Theodorics); Justinian; Theodosius; Constantine Leo; Zeno; Constantine VI; Charles I, "the Great"; Louis I, "the Pious"; Lothair I; Louis II; Charles III, "the Fat"; Arnulf; Louis III, "the Child"; Conrad I; Henry I; Otto I, "the Great"; Otto II; Otto III; Henry II, "Saint Henry"; Conrad II; Henry III, "the Black," also "the Good"; Henry IV; Henry V; Lothair II.

Conrad IIIBibliography; Frequent Abbreviations:; 1. Editions of the Book of Emperors and excerpts; 2. Other Primary Sources; 3. Secondary Sources; Index; About the Author; Back Cover.

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