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Dear Julian,
The literature on the Carolingian 'renaissance' and whether it merits the
appellation is huge, and also depends on what languages you can read.
In chronological order, a few of the most apposite studies are:
E. Patzelt, Die karolingische Renaissance: Beiträge zur Geschichte der
Kultur des frühen Mittelalters (1924)
P. Lehmann, 'Das Problem der karolingischen Renaissance' in Settimane I
(1954)
K. F. Morrison, 'The Church, Reform, and Renaissance in the EMA' in R.S.
Hoyt (ed.), Life and Thought in the EMA (1967)
G.W. Trompf, 'The Concept of the Carolingian Renaissance', Jnl of the
History of Ideas 34 (1973)
J.J. Contreni, 'The Carolingian Renaissance' in W. Treadgold (ed.), The
Renaissances before the Renaissance (1984)
plus more recent stuff by Giles Brown, Jinty Nelson and McKitterick.
There is also a magisterial book by Gerhart Ladner, The Idea of Reform
(1959) and his article Die mittelalterliche Reform-Idee und ihr Verhältnis
zur Idee der Renaissance in Mitteilungen des Instituts für Österreichische
Geschichtsforschung 60 (1952).
On the 12c 'renaissance' the fundamental work was done by Charles Homer
Haskins, The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century. There are some useful
articles in Speculum on nomenclature in 1951.
I too am studying the Carolingian period for my PhD: why not drop me a line
off-list if I can be of any further assistance?
James McCune.
Dept. of History,
King's College, London.
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Subject: Reform?
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear all,
>
> My dissertation is (broadly speaking) on liturgical development in the
> Carolingian period. I have found myself bumping up against the word
> "reform" as the prevailing term to explain liturgical change. In some
> cases this is probably a good term, but other times it distorts the
> situation. Can anyone suggest historiography that sorts through this type
> of vocabulary? I know I've run across discussions of the use of reform vs.
> renewal vs. renaissance, etc. but cannot recall where.
>
> I am, of course, primarily interested in the Carolingian period, but
> examples from further afield would be useful as I am attending a workshop
> on the Carolingian versus the 12th century renaissance.
> Thank you,
>
> Julian Hendrix
>
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> Julian Hendrix
> King's College
> Cambridge CB2 1ST
> UK
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