Guide to Byzantine historical writing / Leonora Neville, University of Wisconsin, Madison ; with the assistance of David Harrisville, Irina Tamarkina, and Charlotte Whatley.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018Description: xii, 322 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107039988; 1107039983; 9781107691162; 1107691168; 9781107039988 (hardback)Subject(s): Historiography | Byzantine Empire -- Historiography | Byzantine EmpireLOC classification: DF505 | .N46 2018Summary: This reference guide makes it easier to access and understand histories written in Greek between 600 and 1480 CE. Covering classicizing histories that continued ancient Greek traditions of historiography, sweeping, fast-paced 'chronicle' type histories, and dozens of idiosyncratic historical texts, it distils the results of complex, multi-lingual, specialist scholarship into clear explanations of the basic information needed to approach each medieval Greek history. It provides a sound basis for further research on each text by describing what we know about the time of composition, content covered by the history, authorship, extant manuscripts, previous editions and translations, and basic bibliography. Even-handed explanations of scholarly debates give readers the information they need to assess controversies independently. A comprehensive introduction for orients students and non-specialists to the traditions and methods of Byzantine historical writing.
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Includes bibliographical references.
This reference guide makes it easier to access and understand histories written in Greek between 600 and 1480 CE. Covering classicizing histories that continued ancient Greek traditions of historiography, sweeping, fast-paced 'chronicle' type histories, and dozens of idiosyncratic historical texts, it distils the results of complex, multi-lingual, specialist scholarship into clear explanations of the basic information needed to approach each medieval Greek history. It provides a sound basis for further research on each text by describing what we know about the time of composition, content covered by the history, authorship, extant manuscripts, previous editions and translations, and basic bibliography. Even-handed explanations of scholarly debates give readers the information they need to assess controversies independently. A comprehensive introduction for orients students and non-specialists to the traditions and methods of Byzantine historical writing.