The History of the Franks (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Gregory Of Tours

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140442952 ISBN 13: 9780140442953

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1976

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Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. (Penguin classics. ). With genealogical tables of the family of Gregory of Tours and of the Merovingians. Gregory of Nyssa, Saint approximately 335-approximately 394. Single Works. Gregory of Tours ; translated with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe. [Historiae Francorum. English. ][Historia Francorum. English ][Historia Francorum] English. Penguin classics 0(uri) http://id. loc. gov/authorities/names/n42742214 0(uri) http://viaf. org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn42742214 0(uri) /resolver/wikidata/lc/n42742214. Originally published in the Latin. Includes bibliographical references and index. Translation of: Historiae Francorum. Contents I. Gregory of Tours. Genealogical table: the family of Gregory of Tours -- II. The times in which Gregory lived. Genealogical table: the Merovingians, down to Dagobert -- III. Gregory's writings -- IV. The history of the Franks. Intention and shape ; Historical and literary debts ; Personal knowledge ; Credibility ; Other historians of the period ; Language ; Style ; Humour and irony ; Nature notes ; The manuscripts ; Earlier translations ; This translation -- V. Gregory down the centuries .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 0140442952

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Reseña del editor:

Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539-594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an important role as Bishop of Tours. With skill and eloquence, Gregory brings the age vividly to life, as he relates the exploits of missionaries, martyrs, kings and queens - including the quarrelling sons of Lothar I, and the ruthless Queen Fredegund, third wife of Chilperic. Portraying an age of staggering cruelty and rapid change, this is a powerful depiction of the turbulent progression of faith at a time of political and social chaos.

Biografía del autor:

Gregory of Tours (538-94), French historian, bishop of Tours (from 573), was born in Clermont-Ferrand. He had a distinguished and successful career as bishop. Gregory wrote accounts of miracles of the saints, an astronomical work to determine movable feasts, and a commentary on the Psalms. His masterpiece, Historia Francorum [history of the Franks], in 10 books, is a universal history; its account of contemporary events is of great importance.

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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0140442952
• ISBN 13: 9780140442953
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 720