John Zonaras' Epitome of histories : a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception /
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| Author / Creator: | Kampianaki, Theofili, author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford Universities Press, 2022. ©2022 |
| Description: | 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford studies in Byzantium Oxford studies in Byzantium. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12776753 |
| Summary: | The twelfth-century chronicle of John Zonaras, which begins with the biblical Creation and ends in 1118, is one of the longest historical accounts written in Greek that has come down to us. It was also one of the most popular historical works of the Greek-speaking world during the Middle Ages, with a remarkably large number of manuscripts preserving the entire text or parts of it. John Zonaras' Epitome of Histories: A Compendium of Jewish-Roman History and Its Reception analyses Zonaras' chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account. It concentrates on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. It also includes discussions that go beyond the text, such as on the intellectual networks surrounding Zonaras, and the anticipated audience and the reception of the chronicle. By examining such issues, Theofili Kampianaki aims to present Zonaras' chronicle as a product which emerged from a milieu characterized by the increased contacts with Western people and the Komnenian style of rulership in the imperial bureaucracy, and as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing historiography. |
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| Physical Description: | 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192865106 0192865102 9780191955570 0191955574 |
