Central European Medieval Texts. Autobiography of Emperor Charles IV and his Legend of St Wenceslas / / Balázs Nagy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Nagy, Balázs,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Central European Medieval Texts
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; General Editors' Preface --; Abbreviations --; List of Genealogical Tables and Maps --; Ferdinand Seibt: Introduction --; Editors' Introduction to the Autobiography --; Karoli IV imperatoris Romanorum --; Autobiography of Emperor Charles IV --; Editors' Introduction to the Legend --; Emperor Charles IV --; Bibliography --; Gazetteer of Geographical Names --; Genealogical Tables --; Index of Proper Names --; Index of Geographical Names --; Maps
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789633865569; 9783110780550
• DOI: 10.1515/9789633865569?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Balázs Nagy.

One of the few autobiographies to have survived from the Middle Ages, this life history of one of the most influential rulers of the fourteenth century, Charles IV of Bohemia, covers his life from birth until his election as King of Germany in 1346. Charles IV 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 during the early part of the fourteenth century. A unique addition to this volume is the first ever English translation of the Legend of Saint Wenceslas, written by Charles IV of Luxemburg. This is the first autobiography to contain both the Latin narrative sources and a complete English-language translation.