Readings in Medieval History: The Early Middle Ages

by Geary, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781442601161
• ISBN10: 1442601167
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Higher education

Summary

Volume I: The Early Middle Ages includes documents written up to the eleventh century. For this new edition, Patrick J. Geary has incorporated more bibliographical information into the introductions to the readings. Dhuoda's Handbook for her Son (Liber Manualis) is now included. A glossary is provided to help with unfamiliar terms. For students who want to dig deeper into the primary sources, secondary readings about the primary sources are listed. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Patrick J. Geary, Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the author and editor of numerous books on medieval history.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Late Antiquity
Theodosian Code	p. 1
Augustine of Hippo On Christian Doctrine	p. 28
City of God	p. 46
St. Perpetua The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas	p. 58
The Barbarian World
Tacitus Germania	p. 65
Jordanes History of the Goths	p. 78
Hildebrandslied	p. 111
The Early Franks
The Tomb of Childeric, Father of Clovis	p. 113
Salic Law	p. 122
Bishops Remigius of Reims and Avitus of Vienne Letters to Clovis	p. 129
Gregory of Tours History of the Franks	p. 131
Life of Saint Balthild	p. 153
Early Italy
Saint Benedict Rule for Monasteries	p. 159
Gregory the Great Dialogues	p. 189
Anglo-Saxon England
Laws of Ethelbert	p. 209
Bede History of the English Church and People	p. 212
King Alfred Dooms	p. 223
The Treaty between Alfred and Guthrum (886-890)	p. 228
Letter to King Edward the Elder	p. 228
Asser's Life of King Alfred	p. 230
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle	p. 239
Theodore Penitential	p. 247
The Carolingians
Einhard Life of Charles the Great	p. 266
Selected Capitularies	p. 280
Dhuoda's Handbook for her Son (Liber Manualis)	p. 302
The Tenth Century
Liudprand of Cremona A Chronicle of Otto's Reign	p. 315
Cluniac Charters The Foundation Charter of Cluny	p. 323
Charters of the Grossi Family	p. 325
Glossary	p. 330
Sources	p. 332
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