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  • Paperback: 180 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press (May 10, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0300107587
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300107586
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
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The Carolingian Renaissance
By A Certain Bibliophile on September 28, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Charlemagne is unique in being one of a set of historical figures whose best biographers write short, pithy, insightful works about them. Einhart's "Vita Karoli Magni," contemporaneous with Charlemagne, set the model. Notker Balbulus' "Gesta Caroli Magni," written later in the ninth century, set begin a long trend of mythologizing Charlemagne's role in Frankish history. This volume, a very serviceable contribution by Matthias Becher, adds to this "tradition of brevity," while never falling into Notker's tendency to apotheosize.

The story begins on Christmas Day of the year 800, when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans," an event which will lay the formation for the rise of medieval Europe. In a Europe where the Roman Emperor had been gone for centuries, how was it that Charlemagne had consolidated the disparate Merovingian territories into a united Frankish kingdom? This question is at the heart of the book.

When Charlemagne's father, Pippin the Short died, he left Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I as co-emperors. After just a few years of rule, however, Carloman died unexpectedly at the age of twenty, leaving his older brother as the sole ruler from 771 until his death 43 years later. Becher covers many of the most interesting topics of Charlemagne's reign in detail: the conquering of the Saxons, Avars, and Bavarians, the political influence of Leo III, his vastly influential educational reforms (due in part to his brilliant librarian at Aachen, Alcuin), and changes in ecclesiastical structure. Becher ends the discussion with "Epilogue: Hero and Saint," discussing how Charlemagne's complex role in Frankish history has been taken up by historians over the past twelve centuries, from Notker to Ranke.Read more ›
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Book
By Joseph P. Bradley on January 7, 2013
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I bought this as a Christmas present for my sixth grade son who is a young history buff. He was excited when he opened it and jumped right into reading it. He has enjoyed it and it has also led to some very interesting discussions. The book is not overly long or too difficult. The author uses an excellen technique of opening the story with the coronation on Christmas day in 800 A.D. which worked perfectly into hooking my son into wanting to know the background behind this fascinating scene.

The book is a fine quality paperback with good cover and is comfortable to read. It arrived promptly and in good condition. I'm very happy with this purchase.
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A Useful Introduction to the Life of the Famous Emperor
By StFellows on November 15, 2015
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As Matthias Becher warns in his introduction to Charlemagne, the sources concerning the life of Charlemagne do not permit much more than a “political biography”—a discussion of names, dates, and events. These limitations, Becher asserts, make it impossible “to write a biography of Charlemagne that satisfies modern demands.” As such, his “little volume” is intended to be an “individual interpretation based on years of engagement with the sources and the scholarly literature.”

Because Becher limited his work to a discussion of the political events in Charlemagne’s life, I was left with the distinct feeling that something was missing—namely, context. Becher does briefly digress into discussions of the surrounding context, but these digressions often highlight how much is missing. For example, in his discussion of Charlemagne’s youth, Becher mentions how contemporaries viewed the stages of maturation, but there is very little discussion about how the Frankish nobility lived and raised their children. He also frequently discusses Frankish military campaigns and notes that some scholars believe that the Franks were starting to rely on armored cavalry as the backbone of their warfighting force during this period, but there is no description of contemporary warfare and the role of cavalry. He also notes in passing that the regional differences in language had come to hinder the creation of a unified liturgy, which led Charlemagne to insist on the use of classical Latin, but he does not discuss these regional differences in language, religion, or culture.

Because Becher intended his work to be an “individual interpretation” of the sources, he avoids discussing whether and to what extent there might be scholarly differences of opinion on a given event.Read more ›
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Quick read
By JoeyP2 on June 20, 2015
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The book wasn't exactly the world's most interesting read, but it was short enough that you get all the major details of his life without losing interest.
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