Description: A selection of texts that provide valuable insights into the lives of secular leaders in Germany during the 11th and early 12th century.
Review Quotes: Imperial Lives and Letters offers a selection of valuable texts from the German imperial side of the conflict between secular and ecclesiastical jurisdictions in the late eleventh century, including the letters of Pope Gregory VIIs great adversary, Emperor Henry IV. In addition to the texts in translation, the volume opens with Karl Morrisons Introduction, which remains one of the most thoughtful general accounts of the issues that are at stake.