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Charlemagne Man and Myth (P01485)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-ChManMyth

This postgraduate supervised reading course will investigate the cultural and political achievements of the reign of Charlemagne, not least to assess through a study of the sources, his own personal role in bringing them about. This will be contrasted, using a variety of different methodological approaches, with the legends, both good and bad, that grew up around his memory in the century following his death.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The principal objective of this course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of a key topic in early medieval studies, the achievements of Charlemagne and the myths which grew up around his personality and role. Particular aims are to subject received assumptions and scholarly models to critical scrutiny and to maximize student handling of primary sources (read in translation) and material and artistic evidence. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the field to undertake a Master's dissertation.