The Carolingian renaissance: education and literary culture
John J. Contreni
The Carolingian renaissance appears as a well-organised programme. Observers from the time of Notker Balbulus and Heiric Auxerre to present day have been impressed by achievement. Much variety inherent in learning can be attributed differences resources, talents interests across cultural landscape. Only few schools studied systematically. Books were at heart education. most original development rhetorical studies linked rhetoric with rulership. poetry was ubiquitous feature literary culture one its impressive achievements modern collection, an culture. example leaders provided their courts legislation which enshrined his emblematic account Charlemagne's life not lost on later politicians who believed that important for spiritual health individual also Christian society.
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