Chronicle of Morea e-bog
1459,97 DKK
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The Chronicle of Morea, one of the most important and controversial historical narratives written in the late Middle Ages, tells the story of the formation and government by the Villehardouin dynasty of a remarkably successful Crusader State following the conquest by western invaders of the capital - Constantinople - and the provinces of the Byzantine Empire. By examining all the Chronicle's s...
E-bog
1459,97 DKK
Forlag
OUP Oxford
Udgivet
16 april 2009
Genrer
1DVG
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780191565236
The Chronicle of Morea, one of the most important and controversial historical narratives written in the late Middle Ages, tells the story of the formation and government by the Villehardouin dynasty of a remarkably successful Crusader State following the conquest by western invaders of the capital - Constantinople - and the provinces of the Byzantine Empire. By examining all the Chronicle's surviving Greek, French, Spanish and Italian versions,this study, the first of its kind, explores in depth the literary and ideological contexts in which the work was composed, transmitted and re-written. The result is a fascinating analysis of cultural exchange in a rich and vibrant eastern Mediterranean world where different ethnicities were obliged to live alongsideeach other, and outside political interests frequently intruded in dramatic fashion. Translations into English have been provided of all the material discussed.