History And Literature Of Byzantium In The 9th 10th Centuries

Author : Athanasios Markopoulos
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000939347

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History and Literature of Byzantium in the 9th–10th Centuries by Athanasios Markopoulos Pdf

The studies reprinted here deal with the Byzantine empire between the 9th and 11th centuries, with a focus on the period of the Macedonian dynasty, and include four translated into English for this volume. They reflect both historical and prosopographical concerns, but Professor Markopoulos's principle interest is in the analysis of literary works and texts. This he combines with the examination of the ideological context of the period, as shaped in the reigns of Basil I and Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, and the investigation of gender issues and other approaches. The close analysis of the texts shows how, after the close of Iconoclasm, new styles of writing and new attitudes towards the writing of history emerged, for instance in the use of mythological themes, which exemplify the changing intellectual concerns of the time.

Author : A. Markopoulos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1003418570

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History and Literature of Byzantium in the 9th-10th Centuries by A. Markopoulos Pdf

The studies reprinted here deal with the Byzantine empire between the 9th and 11th centuries, with a focus on the period of the Macedonian dynasty, and include four translated into English for this volume. They reflect both historical and prosopographical concerns, but Professor Markopoulos's principle interest is in the analysis of literary works and texts. This he combines with the examination of the ideological context of the period, as shaped in the reigns of Basil I and Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, and the investigation of gender issues and other approaches. The close analysis of the texts shows how, after the close of Iconoclasm, new styles of writing and new attitudes towards the writing of history emerged, for instance in the use of mythological themes, which exemplify the changing intellectual concerns of the time.

Author : Romilly James Heald Jenkins
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033731600

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Studies on Byzantine History of the 9th and 10th Centuries by Romilly James Heald Jenkins Pdf

Author : Cyril Mango
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191500824

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The Oxford History of Byzantium by Cyril Mango Pdf

The Oxford History of Byzantium is the only history to provide in concise form detailed coverage of Byzantium from its Roman beginnings to the fall of Constantinople and assimilation into the Turkish Empire. Lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of a distinctive civilization, covering the period from the fourth century to the mid-fifteenth century. The authors - all working at the cutting edge of their particular fields - outline the political history of the Byzantine state and bring to life the evolution of a colourful culture. In AD 324, the Emperor Constantine the Great chose Byzantion, an ancient Greek colony at the mouth of the Thracian Bosphorous, as his imperial residence. He renamed the place 'Constaninopolis nova Roma', 'Constantinople, the new Rome' and the city (modern Istanbul) became the Eastern capital of the later Roman empire. The new Rome outlived the old and Constantine's successors continued to regard themselves as the legitimate emperors of Rome, just as their subjects called themselves Romaioi, or Romans long after they had forgotten the Latin language. In the sixteenth century, Western humanists gave this eastern Roman empire ruled from Constantinople the epithet 'Byzantine'. Against a backdrop of stories of emperors, intrigues, battles, and bishops, this Oxford History uncovers the hidden mechanisms - economic, social, and demographic - that underlay the history of events. The authors explore everyday life in cities and villages, manufacture and trade, machinery of government, the church as an instrument of state, minorities, education, literary activity, beliefs and superstitions, monasticism, iconoclasm, the rise of Islam, and the fusion with Western, or Latin, culture. Byzantium linked the ancient and modern worlds, shaping traditions and handing down to both Eastern and Western civilization a vibrant legacy.

Author : John Haldon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750956734

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Byzantium by John Haldon Pdf

Originally the eastern half of the mighty Roman Empire, Byzantium grew to be one of the longest-surviving empires in world history, spanning nine centuries and three continents. It was a land of contrasts – from the glittering centre at Constantinople, to the rural majority, to the heartland of the Orthodox Church – and one surrounded by enemies: Persians, Arabs and Ottoman Turks to the east, Slavs and Bulgars to the north, Saracens and Normans to the west. Written by one of the world's leading experts on Byzantine history, Byzantium: A History tells the chequered story of a historical enigma, from its birth out of the ashes of Rome in the third century to its era-defining fall at the hands of the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

Author : Ruth Macrides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351930642

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History as Literature in Byzantium by Ruth Macrides Pdf

Although perceived since the sixteenth century as the most impressive literary achievement of Byzantine culture, historical writing nevertheless remains little studied as literature. Historical texts are still read first and foremost for nuggets of information, as main sources for the reconstruction of the events of Byzantine history. Whatever can be called literary in these works has been considered as external and detachable from the facts. The 'classical tradition' inherited by Byzantine writers, the features that Byzantine authors imitated and absorbed, are regarded as standing in the way of understanding the true meaning of the text and, furthermore, of contaminating the reliability of the history. Chronicles, whose language and style are anything but classicizing, have been held in low esteem, for they are seen as providing a mere chronological exposition of events. This book presents a set of articles by an international cast of contributors, deriving from papers delivered at the 40th annual Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies. They are concerned with historical and visual narratives that date from the sixth to the fourteenth century, and aim to show that literary analyses and the study of pictorial devices, far from being tangential to the study of historical texts, are preliminary to their further study, exposing the deeper structures and purposes of these texts.

Author : Roger Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351219440

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Byzantine Chronicles and the Sixth Century by Roger Scott Pdf

Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably of the period of Justinian, and also of how the Byzantines interpreted their own past, which included on occasions rewriting that past to suit altered contemporary needs. For the period of Justinian in particular, proper attention to aspects of the humble Byzantine chronicle can also help achieve a better understanding of the period than that provided by the classicizing Procopius with his emphasis on war and conquest. By considering more general aspects of the place of history-writing in Byzantine culture, the papers also help explain why history remained such an important aspect of Byzantine culture.

Author : Stratis Papaioannou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107026223

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Michael Psellos by Stratis Papaioannou Pdf

This comprehensive study of Michael Psellos unravels the rich history of authorship, literature and self-representation in Byzantium.

Author : Leonora Neville
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107039988

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Guide to Byzantine Historical Writing by Leonora Neville Pdf

Makes the study of medieval Greek historical writing accessible by providing fundamental orientation and information.

Author : Takacs Sarolta,Paul Speck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351758666

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Understanding Byzantium by Takacs Sarolta,Paul Speck Pdf

This book was first published in 2003.Paul Speck's work is acknowledged to be of profound importance for the study of the history and culture of the Byzantine world. If at times controversial, it has proved highly influential in terms of the approaches to be taken to historical and literary sources. For many, however, it has remained largely inaccessible in its original German. To help overcome this, the selection of studies presented here have been specially translated into English. Taken together, they make a substantial contribution to a critical understanding of Byzantine writing, and to an interpretation of history free from prejudice and stereotyped conceptions. Their coverage extends from the foundation of Constantinople to current perceptions of Byzantine history, but they focus in particular on the period from the 6th to the 9th centuries - the 'Dark Ages' and the Byzantine renaissance - and the transformation of Byzantium that then took place.

Author : Judith Herrin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691143699

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Byzantium by Judith Herrin Pdf

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium—long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium—what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today. Bringing the latest scholarship to a general audience in accessible prose, Herrin focuses each short chapter around a representative theme, event, monument, or historical figure, and examines it within the full sweep of Byzantine history—from the foundation of Constantinople, the magnificent capital city built by Constantine the Great, to its capture by the Ottoman Turks. She argues that Byzantium's crucial role as the eastern defender of Christendom against Muslim expansion during the early Middle Ages made Europe—and the modern Western world—possible. Herrin captivates us with her discussions of all facets of Byzantine culture and society. She walks us through the complex ceremonies of the imperial court. She describes the transcendent beauty and power of the church of Hagia Sophia, as well as chariot races, monastic spirituality, diplomacy, and literature. She reveals the fascinating worlds of military usurpers and ascetics, eunuchs and courtesans, and artisans who fashioned the silks, icons, ivories, and mosaics so readily associated with Byzantine art. An innovative history written by one of our foremost scholars, Byzantium reveals this great civilization's rise to military and cultural supremacy, its spectacular destruction by the Fourth Crusade, and its revival and final conquest in 1453.

Author : Claudia Rapp,Matthew Kinloch,Dirk Krausmüller,Ekaterini Mitsiou,Ilias Nesseris,Christodoulos Papavarnavas,Johannes Preiser-Kapeller,Giulia Rossetto,Rustam Shukurov,Grigori Simeonov
Publisher : V&R unipress
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9783737013413

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Mobility and Migration in Byzantium: A Sourcebook by Claudia Rapp,Matthew Kinloch,Dirk Krausmüller,Ekaterini Mitsiou,Ilias Nesseris,Christodoulos Papavarnavas,Johannes Preiser-Kapeller,Giulia Rossetto,Rustam Shukurov,Grigori Simeonov Pdf

Mobility and migration were not uncommon in Byzantium, as is true for all societies. Yet, scholarship is only beginning to pay attention to these phenomena. This book presents in English translation a wide array of relevant source texts from ca. 650 to ca. 1450 originally written in medieval Greek: from administrative records, saints’ lives and letters by churchmen to ego-documents by ambassadors and historical narratives by court historians. Each source text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, commentary and further bibliography, thus making the book accessible to both scholars and students and laying the groundwork for future research on the internal dynamics of Byzantine society.

Author : Mati Meyer,Charis Messis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040043455

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The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in Byzantium by Mati Meyer,Charis Messis Pdf

This Handbook is the first to consider the interrelated subjects of gender and sexuality in the Eastern Roman Empire from an interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on both modern theories and Byzantine perceptions, and considering multiple periods and religions (Eastern Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish), it provides evidentiary textual and visual material support for an analysis of the two linked themes. Broadly, the essays demonstrate that gender and sexual constructs in Byzantium were porous. As a result, they expand our knowledge of not only how sex and gender were conceived and performed but also how ideas and practices shaped Byzantine life. The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in Byzantium will be an indispensable guide for students and scholars of late antique and Byzantine religion, history, culture, and art, who will find it a useful critical survey of current scholarship and one that shines new light in their areas of research. The focus on issues of gender and sexuality may also be of interest to individuals concerned with Eastern Mediterranean culture, as well as to the broader public. Chapter 21 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Brian Croke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000866889

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Engaging with the Past, c.250-c.650 by Brian Croke Pdf

Between c.250 and c.650, the way the past was seen, recorded and interpreted for a contemporary audience changed fundamentally. Only since the 1970s have the key elements of this historiographical revolution become clear, with the recasting of the period, across both east and west, as ‘late antiquity’. Historiography, however, has struggled to find its place in this new scholarly world. No longer is decline and fall the natural explanatory model for cultural and literary developments, but continuity and transformation. In addition, the emergence of ‘late antiquity’ coincided with a methodological challenge arising from the ‘linguistic turn’ which impacted on history writing in all eras. This book is focussed on the development of modern understanding of how the ways of seeing and recording the past changed in the course of adjusting to emerging social, religious and cultural developments over the period from c.250 to c.650. Its overriding theme is how modern historiography has adapted over the past half century to engaging with the past between c.250 and c.650. Now, as explained in this book, the newly dominant historiographical genres (chronicles, epitomes, church histories) are seen as the preferred modes of telling the story of the past, rather than being considered rudimentary and naïve.

Author : David Richard Thomas,Barbara Roggema,Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 977 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004169753

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Christian-Muslim Relations by David Richard Thomas,Barbara Roggema,Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala Pdf

Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History 1 (CMR1) is the first part of a general history of relations between the faiths from the seventh century to the present. It covers the period from 600 to 1500, when encounters took place through the extended Mediterranean basin and are recorded in Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Latin and other languages. It comprises introductory essays on the treatment of Christians in the Qur'an, Qur'an commentaries, biographies of the Prophet, Hadith and Sunni law, and of Muslims in canon law, and the main body of more than two hundred detailed entries on all the works recorded, whether surviving or lost. These entries provide biographical details of the authors where known, descriptions and assessments of the works themselves, and complete accounts of manuscripts, editions, translations and studies. The result of collaboration between leading scholars, CMR1 is intended as a basic tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations.