Rethinking the Carolingian Reforms

Arthur Westwell (Curatore)

Ingrid Rembold (Curatore)

Manchester University Press, 2023

The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of ‘reform’ or ‘renaissance’, where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio. This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite. However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society. This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription. The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world. -- .

• Curatore: Arthur Westwell, Ingrid Rembold
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 296 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 485 gr.
• EAN: 9781526149558

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