ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1993, The Medieval Charlemagne Legend is a selective bibliography for the literary scholar, of historical and literary material relating to Charlemagne. The book provides a chronological listing of sources on the legend and man is split into three distinct sections, covering the history of Charlemagne, the literature of Charlemagne and the medieval biography and chronicle of Charlemagne.

part One|24 pages

The Historical Charlemagne

chapter I|2 pages

Reference

chapter II|5 pages

Foreign Policy

chapter III|9 pages

Charles and the Church

chapter IV|4 pages

Symbols of Imperial Power

chapter V|2 pages

Modern Biographies

part Two|44 pages

Between History and Legend (Medieval Biography and Chronicle)

chapter I|15 pages

Medieval Biographies

chapter II|14 pages

Chronicles (Excluding the Turpin)

chapter III|13 pages

The Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle

part Three|505 pages

Charlemagne Literature

chapter I|5 pages

Reference

chapter II|9 pages

Onomastics

chapter III|46 pages

Chansons de Geste in Perspective

chapter IV|22 pages

Compilations and Anthologies

chapter V|9 pages

The Influence of the Charlemagne Legends

chapter VI|80 pages

Charles’ Life in Literature

chapter VII|20 pages

Roland

chapter VIII|12 pages

Ogier the Dane

chapter IX|65 pages

La Chanson de Roland

chapter XI|52 pages

William

chapter XII|34 pages

William’s Family

chapter XIII|27 pages

Renaud

chapter XIV|13 pages

Charles Martel and his Vassals

chapter XV|7 pages

Pepin and his Vassals

chapter XVII|15 pages

Louis and his Vassals

chapter XVIII|24 pages

The Families of Nanteuil and the Loherains

chapter XIX|7 pages

Collections of Relevant Studies