The politics of interpretation: language, philosophy, and authority in the Carolingian Empire (775-820)

<p>Is language a tool of empire or is empire a tool of language? This thesis examines the cultivation of Carolingian hegemony on a pan-European scale; one defined by a renewed interest in the study of language and its relationship to Carolingian eagerness for moral and spiritual authority. Int...

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Main Authors: Carlson, L, Laura M Carlson
Other Authors: Wickham, C
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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