Bøger af Leonora (John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History Neville
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- The Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios
409,95 - 1.110,95 kr. This first book-length study of Nikephoros Bryennios' history of the Byzantine Empire examines his use of classical Roman constructions of masculinity and honor. It will be important for the study of medieval gender, nobility, memory, historiography, rhetoric of warfare and political and military history of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
- Bog
- 409,95 kr.
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- The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
484,95 - 1.135,95 kr. Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for writing history and plotting to become empress by murdering her brother. This book explains how Anna broke her culture's rules for women's behavior by writing history, her efforts to be acceptable, and how her writing nonetheless fired the story of her bloodthirsty ambition.
- Bog
- 484,95 kr.
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483,95 - 1.080,95 kr. The imperial government over the central provinces of the Byzantine Empire c.950-1100 was both sovereign and apathetic, dealing effectively with a narrow set of objectives, chiefly collecting revenue and maintaining imperial sovereignty. This 2004 book examines in detail the mechanisms provincial households used to acquire and dispute authority.
- Bog
- 483,95 kr.