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Alessandro Barbero
University of California Press

Charlemagne: Father of a Continent

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AuthorAlessandro Barbero
PublisherUniversity of California Press
PublishedFeb 19 2018
Book FormatPaperback
ISBN-139780520297210
Dimensions9 X 5.9 X 1.1 inches
Weight 1.3 pounds
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CategoriesBiography & Autobiography > Historical
LanguageEnglish

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The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great--Charlemagne--reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable grasp of detail and a sweeping knowledge of Carolingian institutions and economy, Barbero not only brings Charlemagne to life with accounts of his physical appearance, tastes and habits, family life, and ideas and actions but also conveys what it meant to be king of the Franks and, later, emperor. He recounts how Charlemagne ruled his empire, kept justice, and waged wars. He vividly describes the nature of everyday life at that time, how the economy functioned, and how Christians perceived their religion. Barbero's absorbing analysis of how concepts of slavery and freedom were subtly altered as feudal relations began to grow underscores the dramatic changes that the emperor's wars brought to the political landscape. Engaging and informed by deep scholarship, this latest account provides a new and richer context for considering one of history's most fascinating personalities.

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Born in Turin in 1959, Alessandro Barbero is professor of Medieval History at the Università del Piemonte Orientale (University of Eastern Piedmont).

His historical novel Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo (Milan, Mondadori, 1995) (Beautiful Life and Foreign Wars of Mr. Pyle, Gentleman) was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize (1996), and translated into seven languages. His recent works include Dante (Laterza, 2020) and the biography of the Roman emperor Constantine, Constantino il vincitore (Salerno Editrice, 2016).

In 2005, the government of the French Republic awarded him the title of “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.” For many years he has contributed to the newspaper La Stampa and the television program Superquark. Since 2013, Mr. Barbero has appeared in the Rai Storia programs a.C.d.C. and Passato e presente.

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