the strange case of Frederick II of Swabia
A medieval myth in mass culture
Marco Brando
foreword by Raffaele Licinio
afterword by Franco Cardini
Myth Swabian Emperor generated pseudo-scientific speculation, esoteric diatribe, advertising campaigns, even political campaigns.
But "who is" Frederick II of Swabia? Of the people, or common sense that has mythologized figure? Or the Swabian Emperor "is" the historians? Of those who seek to escape the voracious need myths expressed by the people and then return it to its real place in the landscape of the Middle Ages?
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