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Is language a tool of empire or is empire a tool of language? This thesis examines the cultivation of Carolingian hegemony on a pan-European scale; one defined by a renewed interest in the study of language and its relationship to Carolingian eagerness for moral and spiritual authority. Intended to complement previous work on Carolingian cultural politics, this thesis reiterates the emergence of active philosophical speculation during the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Prior resear...
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- Role:
- Supervisor
- Role:
- Supervisor
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Oxford college:
- Lady Margaret Hall
- Department:
- Humanities Division - History Faculty
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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- Local pid:
- ora:6268
- Language:
- English
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- Copyright holder:
- Laura M Carlson
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available in ORA.
Thesis
The politics of interpretation: language, philosophy, and authority in the Carolingian Empire (775-820)
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+ Chris Wickham
+ Conrad Leyser
+ Laura M. Carlson
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