Autobiography of Emperor Charles IV: And His Legend of St. Wencesias (Google eBook)

Charles IV ((empereur germanique ;)

Central European University Press, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 259 pages

One of the few autobiographies to have survived from the Middle Ages, this life history of Charles IV of Bohemia, covers his life until his election as King of Germany in 1346. He describes his childhood, spent mainly in the court of French kings, his juvenile years, his marriage and his first steps into the international political scene. This is the first edition to contain both the Latin sources and a complete English-language translation. A unique addition is the first ever English translation of the Legend of Saint Wenceslas, written by Charles IV.

Contents

• Introduction xm: xiii
• Editors Introduction to the Autobiography: xliii
• GENEALOGICAL TABLES: xlvii
• imperatoris Romanorum: 1
• Editors Introduction to the Legend: 177
• imperatoris Romanorum: 184
• Bibliography: 211
• Gazetteer of Geographical Names: 221
• The Luxemburgians p: 233
• The early Pfemyslids p: 239
• Index of Proper Names: 241
• Index of Geographical Names: 247
• Northern Italy p: 258

Bibliographic information

• Title: Autobiography of Emperor Charles IV: And His Legend of St. Wencesias; Volume 2 of Central European medieval texts / Central European medieval texts, ISSN 1419-7782
• Author: Charles IV ((empereur germanique ;)
• Editors: Balázs Nagy, Frank Schaer
• Translated by: Frank Schaer
• Contributors: Balázs Nagy, Frank Schaer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Central European University Press, 2001
• ISBN: 9639116327, 9789639116320
• Length: 259 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Royalty; History / Medieval; Social Science / Women's Studies