1981_Baptismal Tracts and Educational Reform under Charlemagne

Abstract

"Historians turn to the carolingian era as a ship on a dark, foggy night at sea turns to a beacon's glow. The late eighth and ninth centuries displayed a burst of energy that stands in marked contrast to the silence of the preceding and following centuries. Above all, the "renaissance" of the Carolingians manifested itself in an enormous literary output."