The long morning of medieval Europe : new directions in early medieval studies / / edited by Jennifer R. Davis and Michael McCormick

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 940.1
• Soggetto topico: Civilization, Medieval - Study and teaching; Civilization, Medieval - Research; Middle Ages - Study and teaching; Middle Ages - Research
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Civilization Study and teaching Congresses; Europe History To 476 Study and teaching Congresses; Europe History 476-1492 Study and teaching Congresses
• Altri autori: DavisJennifer R. <1975-> McCormickMichael <1951->
• Note generali: "First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p.verso.; "This book emerged from 'New directions 2: The early Middle Ages today', a conference held at Harvard University in October 2004"--foreword.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Discovering the early medieval economy / Michael McCormick -- pt. 2. Sounding early medieval holiness / Michael McCormick -- pt. 3. Representation and reality in the artistry of early medieval literature / Michael McCormick -- pt. 4. Practices of power in an early medieval empire / Michael McCormick -- pt. 5. The intellectuality of early medieval art / Michael McCormick.
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent advances in research show that the distinctive features of high medieval civilization began developing centuries earlier than previously thought. The era once dismissed as a "Dark Age" now turns out to have been the long morning of the medieval millennium: the centuries from AD 500 to 1000 witnessed the dawn of developments that were to shape Europe for centuries to come. In 2004, historians, art historians, archaeologists, and literary specialists from Europe and North America convened at Harvard University for an interdisciplinary conference exploring new directions in the study of that long morning of medieval Europe, the early Middle Ages. Invited to think about what seemed to each the most exciting new ways of investigating the early development of western European civilization, this impressive group of international scholars produced a wide-ranging discussion of innovative types of research that define tomorrow's field today. The contributors, many of whom rarely publish in English, test approaches extending from using ancient DNA to deducing cultural patterns signified by thousands of medieval manuscripts of saints' lives. They examine the archaeology of slave labor, economic systems, disease history, transformations of piety, the experience of power and property, exquisite literary sophistication, and the construction of the meaning of palace spaces or images of the divinity. The book illustrates in an approachable style the vitality of research into the early Middle Ages, and the signal contributions of that era to the future development of western civilization. The chapters cluster around new approaches to five key themes: the early medieval economy; early medieval holiness; representation and reality in early medieval literary art; practices of power in an early medieval empire; and the intellectuality of early medieval art and architecture. Michael McCormick's brief introductions open each part of the volume; synthetic essays by accomplished specialists conclude them. The editors summarize the whole in a synoptic introduction. All Latin terms and citations and other foreign-language quotations are translated, making this work accessible even to undergraduates. The Long Morning of Medieval Europe: New Directions in Early Medieval Studies presents innovative research across the wide spectrum of study of the early Middle Ages. It exemplifies the promising questions and methodologies at play in the field today, and the directions that beckon tomorrow.
• Titolo autorizzato: The long morning of medieval Europe
• ISBN: 1-351-88636-3; 1-315-23854-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154583503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II