1st Edition
Authors of the Middle Ages, Volume IV, Nos 12–13 Historical and Religious Writers of the Latin West
Edited By Patrick J. Geary
Copyright 1996
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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The anonymous author who has come to be known as Fredegar put together a collection of historical sources, together with items of his own composing in the second half of the 7th century. His work forms the most important source for the history of France in the period 594 to 642. It was added to in the mid 8th century, in two continuations that provide vital evidence for their own time. Gregory I... Read more
Contents: Gregory the Great, Carole Straw; Gregory's Rome and his early life; Gregory's activities as Bishop of Rome; The pope and the Church universal; Relations with secular authorities; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography. Fredegar, Roger Collins. ’Fredegar’?; Structure and contents of the Chronicle; One author or many?; Fredegar's sources; Fredegar's politics; Fredegar's language; The continuators; Bibliography.
Biography
Patrick J. Geary
’Readers seeking orientation in 6th- and 7th-century history will benefit from these introductions to Pope Gregory I and Fredegar, a pair who epitomize the diversity of early-medieval literary sources.’ Speculum
