Write a paper Making a Difference in Eighth-Century Politics: The Daughters of Desiderius.Critically review the article in an essay of 1100 words. The review should include the following elements 1. A brief summary of the article, including a clear statement of the authors main argument (i.e., his or her thesis). 2. A discussion of the evidence (primary sources) used by the author. What kinds of primary sources does the author cite and discuss? How does he or she interpret the sources and use them to make his or her argument? You should also at least briefly comment on the previous scholarship (secondary sources) cited by the author. Is the author critiquing or building upon the work of any earlier scholars? 3. A critical evaluation of the article. Among the questions you might consider: Is the authors argument convincing? Why or why not? Are there logical problems with the argument? Are there obvious objections that the author does not address? Does the author misinterpret the evidence, or overlook important evidence? (I.e., how does this article change or extend our understanding of the Carolingian period?) At the top of the paper, include a bibliographic citation for the reviewing article. (It is fine to copy and paste the citation as Ive supplied it below.) You are welcome to sparingly quote from the article, but you should not count quotations towards the 1100-word minimum. Be sure to explain and comment on any quotations. Janet Nelson, Making a Difference in Eighth-Century Politics: The Daughters of Desiderius, in Alexander Callander Murray (ed.), After Romes Fall: Narrators and Sources of Early Medieval History Presented to Walter Goffart (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998), pp. 171-190.Show more
