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as well-written and easy to read. Discussion History books and other texts are often dry and dull, making it difficult for readers to "wade" through them and retain information. Matthias
Bechers work is lively and immediately engaging. He begins by noting that Charlemagne is well known even today, and that he is the personification of "historical greatness" (Becher 1). He
says theres no doubt that Charlemagne was an important ruler, then asks, "does this relate to his personality?" (Becher 1). Simply by asking this basic question, Becher indicates that he
will be taking a different approach to his subject, one that concentrates on who Charlemagne was, rather than what he did. This immediately makes the book more accessible than most
history texts and critics agree its one of the best. Matthias Becher is a professor of medieval history at Germanys Universitat Bonn, and is described as "one of the
leading authorities of a younger generation of historians in Germany" working in his field (Collins 344). He is clearly well-qualified to write the book, and seems fair in his approach
to his subject. His bias, if he has one, is that hes writing about a subject he knows and enjoys so hes presenting information about it, rather than trying to
pick it to pieces. Becher has used primary sources where possible. He relies heavily on one "Einhard," a contemporary of Charlemagnes who made his career in the court, and who
wrote his history of Charlemagne within a decade of the monarchs death (Becher). Becher uses this source critically, because he notes that although Einhard is valuable since he was there,
he also "idealized" Charlemagne, who was his hero (Becher 3). Becher is thus aware of the authors bias and takes it into account when using this source. The subject and
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