Constructing the Middle Ages : historiography, collective memory and nation-building in Luxembourg /
The Middle Ages provide important points of reference during the nation-building process in Luxembourg. This book deconstructs the traditional narrative of that period, with its function as a time of national origins and national heroes.
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011
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| Series: | National cultivation of culture ;
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Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Historiography; 2. Collective Memory and Lieux de mémoire; 3. The Structure of this Book; I. Sigefroid: The Founding Father; 1. The First Count of Luxembourg; 2. The Forgotten: Conrad I; 3. Sigefroid the Builder of the Castle; 4. Sigefroid the Builder of the City; 5. Sigefroid as a Legendary Figure; 6. The Origin of the Nation; 7. The Millennium of Luxembourg in 1963; 8. Losing Importance; 9. Conclusion; II. Melusine: The Mythological Origins; 1. A Medieval Myth and its Purpose.
- 2. The Emergence of the Legend in the Local Context3. Facets of a National Myth; 4. Conclusion; III. Ermesinde: The Connecting Link; 1 The Liberal Leader; 2. The Pious Princess; 3. Towards a National Trinity; 4. A Shared Memory; 5. The Forgotten: Limburg; 6. Conclusion; IV. John of Bohemia: Constructing a National Hero; 1. The Birth of the Hero; 2. The Rise of a Local Hero; 3. The Creation of a National Hero; 4. The Three-Fold Basis of the National Myth; V. John of Bohemia: The Vicissitudes of a National Hero; 1. Mort pour la France; 2. The Dynasty's Favourite.
- 3. The Last Days of the Nationalist Icon?4. Alternative Memories; 5. The European Champion; 6. The Forgotten: Sigismund; 7. Conclusion; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; 1. The Hollow Tooth, Montée de Clausen, Luxembourg. Photo by Pit Péporté; 2. Ernest Werling, 'Luxembourg au XI e siècle. Reconstruction'. Published in Jean-Pierre Biermann, Abrégé Historique de la Ville & Forteresse de Luxembourg (Luxembourg: Jos. Beffort, 1890); (Luxembourg: V. Buck, 1895).
- 4. Michel Engels, 'Die Lützelburg auf dem Bockfelsen 963-1543'. Photo by Christof Weber © Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg5. Pierre Blanc, 'Construction du château de Luxembourg au Bock par Sigefroid en 963'. © Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxembourg; 6. Reconstruction of the castle of Luxembourg at the end of the tenth-century by John Zimmer. Published in John Zimmer, ed., Die Burgen des Luxemburger Landes. 2 vols. (Luxembourg: SSMN, 1996). © John Zimmer.
