Understanding Byzantium : studies in Byzantine historical sources /

Understanding Byzantium : studies in Byzantine historical sources /

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Author / Creator:	Speck, Paul, author.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. ©2003
Description:	xii, 301 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge revivals Routledge revivals.
Subject:	Byzantine literature -- History and criticism. Renaissance. Byzantine literature. Civilization -- Study and teaching. Renaissance. Byzantine Empire -- Civilization -- Study and teaching. Byzantine Empire -- History -- Sources. Byzantine Empire. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Sources.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12731463

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Other authors / contributors:	Sarolta, Takacs, editor.
ISBN:	9781138709720 1138709727 9781138709768 113870976X 9781315193632 9781351758673 9781351758666
Notes:	Originally published 2003 in the Variorum Collected Studies Series by Ashgate Publishing. Translated from the German. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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."--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Originally published 2003 in the Variorum Collected Studies Series by Ashgate Publishing. Translated from the German.
Physical Description:	xii, 301 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781138709720 1138709727 9781138709768 113870976X 9781315193632 9781351758673 9781351758666