Attachment and detachment
Barbara H. Rosenwein
The emotion words and theories of Cicero Augustine lasted long after the last Western Roman emperor was deposed in 476. That true for elites provinces as well Rome itself. Yet such persistence hides a fact equal importance: that different emotional communities did not deploy this heritage same way. There were Gaul late sixth through seventh centuries at least three distinct communities. In Austrasia celebrated sentimental feelings every sort, drawing on almost all vocabulary listed Chapter 1. Neustria just bit later, however, defined themselves (largely reaction to Austrasians) by their detachment – except when heaven focus. They drew gingerly love. Finally throughout Francia (as we may now call it) seventh-century authors writing (again) emphasized demonstrative emotions envy anger. (For place names chapter, see Map 2.1.)
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