Carolingian Culture

Emulation and Innovation

Rosamond McKitterick (University of Cambridge)

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Cambridge University Press
10 January 1994

The Arts: General & Reference; History; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500

This volume of specially-commissioned essays takes as its theme the legacy of Rome in Carolingian culture in eighth- and ninth-century Europe. No such comprehensive survey of this kind exists in any language. The book is the more unusual by departing from the customary stress on the concept of renewal to emphasize the enormous creativity and inventiveness of the Franks. Carolingian culture provided the bedrock for the subsequent development of medieval European culture, and this is demonstrated amply by essays that are planned as a series of introductions to the study of each topic.

Edited by: Rosamond McKitterick (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9780521405867
ISBN 10: 0521405866
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 10 January 1994
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Carolingian Culture: Emulation and Innovation

The book opens with a shipload of Basques trying to escape war galleys at the time of the Inquisition. A second prologue jumps to 1935 and a forced landing in the Arctic by a German airship. We then proceed to the present day when, Oceanus, a sinister multinational organisation breeding mutant `monster` fish, orchestrate the sinking of two ships - a Danish cruiser and the boat belonging to Sentinels of the Sea, a group of anti-whaling activists. The `accident` is intended to divert attention from Oceanus` secret project. Kurt Austin, of NUMA, is called in to rescue the trapped sailors in the sunken Danish ship but suspects that the sinking was no accident. However, proving it, and preventing an environmental disaster, proves deadly dangerous. The link to the past is eventually established and the whole thing comes together. There are some good action sequences, at sea and on land (dog sledding in Washington DC?!), in this page-turning adventure, and Clive Cussler fans will not be disappointed. (Kirkus UK)