Ruricius of Limoges and Friends: A Collection of Letterse from Visigothic Gaul (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)  -  Ralph W. Mathisen

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The letter collection of Ruricius, bishop of Limoges c.485-510, describes the last quarter of the fifth century, when it had seemed that the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse, not the kingdom of the Franks, would become the primary barbarian power of Gaul. The letters illustrate how literary life continued under barbarian rule, and demonstrate how well-to-do Gauls responded to the changing times. They provide priceless insights not only into the private and public lives of individual letter writers, but also i...
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1999 Uitgever: University Press 272 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0853237034 ISBN-13: 9780853237037