John Zonaras' Epitome of histories : a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception / Theofili Kampianaki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kampianaki, Theofili, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in Byzantium

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century. Epitomē historiōn.

Zonaras, Joannes.

Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century.

Epitomē historiōn (Zonaras, Joannes).

Judaism--Historiography.

Judaism.

Middle Ages--Historiography.

Middle Ages.

Rome--Historiography.

Rome.

Historiography.

Rome (Empire).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

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. 00John 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. 0By 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 classicizing0historiography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 12, 2022).

ISBN:

0191955574

9780191955570

OCLC:

1290482455

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