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The scope of history : studies in the historiography of Alfonso el Sabio

Title
The scope of history : studies in the historiography of Alfonso el Sabio / Charles F. Fraker.
Author
Fraker, Charles F.
Publication
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1996], ©1996.

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235 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  • The Scope of History explains how the Alfonsine histories became well-fashioned and independent works of literature, having begun as simple compilations of preexisting texts. The author seeks to point out that the editors of the Alfonsine histories amplify and alter their sources, rejoin them with artistic skill, and generally arrange the elements into an ordered system. In so doing, Fraker explains, the final text speaks uniquely, giving voice to themes alien to the original texts.
  • Fraker also aims to illustrate the scope of the editorial labor that sets Alfonso's General estoria and his Estoria de Espanna apart from their contemporary histories.
  • The Scope of History is a collection of eight essays written by Charles F. Fraker between 1974 and 1991. To these works he has added four new pieces: a general introduction and three prefaces to accompany the essays as he has grouped them. This collection reflects the durable nature of Fraker's work, which has been characterized as vitally important to the field of Castilian history, focusing on the historiography of Alfonso X of Castile.
Subject
  • Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284
  • Civilization, Medieval > 13th century
  • World history
  • Historiography
  • Spain > Historiography
Note
  • "This book is primarily a collection of my essays published between 1974 and 1991 on the historiography of Alfonso the Learned of Castile"--Introd.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.
Contents
Sancho II: Epic and Chronicle -- The Beginning of the Cantar de Sancho -- Scipio, and the Origins of Culture: The Question of Alfonso's Sources -- The Fet des romains and the Primera cronica general -- Alfonso X, the Empire and the Primera cronica -- Abraham in the General estoria -- A Hermetic Theme in the General estoria -- The General estoria: Material Culture and Hermeticism.
ISBN
0472106694 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96010298
OCLC
  • 34283221
  • ocm34283221
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries