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Richard E. Sullivan, ed.
“The Gentle Voices of Teachers”: Aspects of Learning in the Carolingian Age.
Published Columbus: Ohio State U.P., 1995.
ISBN 0814206638;
ISBN-13: 9780814206638.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Thomson-Shore, Dexter, MI.
Size: 153×227×23mm.
Page count: xiv,361pp inc. 15 monochrome illustrations.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has some scuffs and grubby marks on its covers and page edges, but is not badly worn; otherwise doesn’t look heavily used, the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

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Weight without packaging: 551g.

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This collection represents a collaborative effort to enlarge contemporary understanding of of a phenomenon that has long occupied a central position in the historical consciousness of western society: the cultural “renaissance” that occurred during the Carolingian era (the eighth and ninth centuries). This revival of learning played a crucial role in shaping the fundamental contours of the western European tradition.

The eight essays in this book provide an interdisciplinary overview of intellectual and artistic life during the Carolingian age. The provide a synthesis of current work in Carolingian cultural history — a rare commodity in English. This volume offers much that is provocative and challenging to scholars of cultural history and of the early Middle Ages, but it is presented in a style accessible to the nonspecialist as well. The Gentle Voices of Teachers is a major contribution to its field and will appeal to anyone interested in the history of education, music, religion, and art, and in the interaction of cultural and political history.

Contents:
Richard E. Sullivan, Introduction: factors shaping Carolingian studies;
Richard E. Sullivan, The context of cultural activity in the Carolingian age;
John J. Contreni, The pursuit of knowledge in Carolingian Europe;
Richard L. Crocker Carolingian chant: Roman, Frankish-Roman, Frankish;
Bernice M. Kaczynski, Edition, translation, and exegesis: the Carolingians and the Bible;
Lawrence Nees, Carolingian art and politics;
Thomas F. X. Noble, Tradition and learning in search of ideology: the Libri Carolini';
David Ganz, Conclusion: visions of Carolingian education, past, present, and future.

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