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The Translatio imperii and the Spatial Construction of History in the Twelfth Century

dc.date.accessioned2024-05-25T08:44:47Z
dc.date.available2024-05-25T08:44:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-13
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-2024052510208
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15780
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEAL
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectHugh of Saint Victoreng
dc.subjectOtto of Freisingger
dc.subjectTranslatio imperiilat
dc.subjectTranslatio studiilat
dc.subjectEasteng
dc.subjectWesteng
dc.subjecthistory writingeng
dc.subjectSchool of Chartreseng
dc.subject.ddc900
dc.titleThe Translatio imperii and the Spatial Construction of History in the Twelfth Centuryeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractBased on the theories of Otto of Freising and Hugh of Saint Victor, scholars widely accept that medieval authors conceived of history as a spatial progression of empires from Babylon in the east to Rome in the west. This article reevaluates that assumption, arguing that influential German scholars of the 1930s to 1960s inflated the perceived typicality of Otto’s writing. We see first that this has obscured the biblical exegetical basis of Hugh’s own theory. Surveying contemporary material from hagiographies of Thomas Becket to eschatological ideas among the ‘School of Chartres’, the article argues that it is these exegetical tropes and metaphors of the sun’s rising and setting that underlie twelfth-century discussions of east and west, not the translatio imperii. This underscores not only the novelty and achievement of Otto and Hugh, but also more clearly contextualises their work within their intellectual environment.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorWolever, Eric
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1080/03044181.2024.2327041
dc.subject.swdGeschichtsschreibungger
dc.subject.swdHugo, von Sankt Victorger
dc.subject.swdOtto, Freising, Bischofger
dc.subject.swdTranslatio imperiilat
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:1873-1279
dcterms.source.issueIssue 2
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Medieval Historyeng
dcterms.source.pageinfo247-265
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 50
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