Constructing the Middle Ages ：Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg

Publication series ：1

Author： Péporté   Pit  

Publisher： Brill‎

Publication year： 2011

E-ISBN: 9789004210660

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004210677

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004210677

Subject： K519 Luxembourg

Language： ENG

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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.

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  7 – 352

List of Illustrations and Tables

pp.：  9 – 12

Acknowledgements

pp.：  13 – 16

Introduction

pp.：  17 – 34

1. Historiography

pp.：  21 – 26

2. Collective Memory and Lieux de mémoire

pp.：  27 – 29

3. The Structure of this Book

pp.：  30 – 34

Chapter One Sigefroid: The Founding Father

pp.：  35 – 90

1. The First Count of Luxembourg

pp.：  37 – 44

2. The Forgotten: Conrad I

pp.：  45 – 49

3. Sigefroid the Builder of the Castle

pp.：  50 – 61

4. Sigefroid the Builder of the City

pp.：  62 – 66

5. Sigefroid as a Legendary Figure

pp.：  67 – 68

6. The Origin of the Nation

pp.：  69 – 75

7. The Millennium of Luxembourg in 1963

pp.：  76 – 79

8. Losing Importance

pp.：  80 – 86

9. Conclusion

pp.：  87 – 90

Chapter Two Melusine: The Mythological Origins

pp.：  91 – 124

1. A Medieval Myth and its Purpose

pp.：  92 – 101

2. The Emergence of the Legend in the Local Context

pp.：  102 – 109

3. Facets of a National Myth

pp.：  110 – 122

4. Conclusion

pp.：  123 – 124

Chapter Three Ermesinde: The Connecting Link

pp.：  125 – 176

1. The Liberal Leader

pp.：  127 – 130

2. The Pious Princess

pp.：  131 – 137

3. Towards a National Trinity

pp.：  138 – 148

4. A Shared Memory

pp.：  149 – 158

5. The Forgotten: Limburg

pp.：  159 – 173

6. Conclusion

pp.：  174 – 176

Chapter Four John of Bohemia: Constructing a National Hero

pp.：  177 – 236

1. The Birth of the Hero

pp.：  179 – 198

2. The Rise of a Local Hero

pp.：  199 – 204

3. The Creation of a National Hero

pp.：  205 – 218

4. The Three-Fold Basis of the National Myth

pp.：  219 – 236

Chapter Five John of Bohemia: The Vicissitudes of a National Hero

pp.：  237 – 286

1. Mort pour la France

pp.：  237 – 248

2. The Dynasty’s Favourite

pp.：  249 – 259

3. The Last Days of the Nationalist Icon?

pp.：  260 – 268

4. Alternative Memories

pp.：  269 – 274

5. The European Champion

pp.：  275 – 279

6. The Forgotten: Sigismund

pp.：  280 – 285

7. Conclusion

pp.：  286 – 286

Conclusions

pp.：  287 – 310

Appendix

pp.：  311 – 314

Bibliography

pp.：  315 – 342

Index

pp.：  343 – 352

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