John Zonaras' Epitome of Histories a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception / Theofili Kampianaki.
| Author/creator | Kampianaki, Theofili |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2022. |
| Description | x, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception |
| Series | Oxford studies in Byzantium Oxford studies in Byzantium. ^A719309 |
| Contents | John Zonaras : Biography and Oeuvre -- The Composition of the Epitome -- Zonaras' Working Method and Treatment of His Sources -- The Political and Ideological Context of the Epitome -- Zonaras' Keen Interest in Roman Antiquity -- Intellectual Networks and Intended Readers -- Readers' Responses and the Reception of the Epitome. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022931387 |
| ISBN | 9780192865106 |
| ISBN | 0192865102 |