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1 online resource (x, 334 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Edinburgh Byzantine Studies
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Edinburgh Byzantine studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
With a special focus on the first two decades of Manuel II Palaiologos' rule, 1391-1417, Leonte offers a new understanding of the imperial ethos in Byzantium by combining rhetorical analysis with investigation of social and political phenomena. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Manuel II Palaiologos: A Short Biography and an Overview of the Historical Context -- Aims of the Present Study -- Structure -- Sources -- Theoretical Framework -- Previous Scholarship -- Part I Dissent and Consent -- 1 Voices of Dissent: Preaching and Negotiating Authority -- Organisation of the Ecclesiastics' Group -- Major Political and Social Themes in the Ecclesiastics' Writings -- Conclusion -- 2 Voices of Consent: Imperial Rhetoricians, Theatra and Patronage -- Theatra and Imperial Involvement |
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Profile and Organisation of the Rhetoricians -- Connections among the Members of the Literary Court -- The Rhetorical Landscape in the Late Palaiologan Period -- Main Themes in the Rhetoricians' Writings -- Conclusion -- Part II Other Voices, Other Approaches: Manuel II's Political Writings -- Introduction to Part II -- Further Methodological Considerations -- An Overview of the Emperor's Rhetorical oeuvre -- The Emperor's Political Texts -- 3 The Deliberative Voice: The Dialogue with the Empress-Mother on Marriage -- Contents and Structure -- Genre -- Constructing Dialogic Authority |
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Conclusion -- 4 The Didactic Voice: The Foundations of an Imperial Education -- Context of Production -- Contents and Structure -- Genre -- Authorial Voice -- Conclusion -- 5 The Didactic Voice: The Orations (Seven Ethico-Political Orations) -- The Dramatic Setting -- The Contents of the Orations -- Major Themes in the Orations -- The Orations: Summary and Form -- Between Teaching and Preaching: Constructing the Genre of the Orations -- Authorial Voice: Teaching the Son and Admonishing the Emperor -- Conclusion -- 6 The Narrative Voice: The Funeral Oration on His Brother Theodore, Despot of Morea |
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Contexts of Production -- The Rhetorical Template and the Compositional Structure of the Funeral Oration -- The Narrator and the Narrative -- Authorial Voice -- Conclusion -- 7 Towards a Renewed Vision of Imperial Authority -- Society and Social 'Classes' -- Enemies and Allies -- Markers of Byzantine Identity -- Renewal of Imperial Ideology in Manuel's Texts -- Manuel II's Imperial Vision and Style of Gover -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 Members of Manuel II's Literary Circle -- Apendix 2 The Contents and Structure of Manuel II's Foundations |
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Appendix 3 Translation of Gemistos Plethon's Preface to Manuel II's Funeral Oration -- Appendix 4 Network of Ecclesiastics and Rhetoricians during Manuel II's Reign -- Bibliography -- Manuscripts Consulted -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Literature -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Manuel II Palaeologus, Emperor of the East, 1350-1425.
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Manuel II Palaeologus, Emperor of the East, 1350-1425. |
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Byzantine Empire -- Histor -- Manuel II Palaeologus, 1391-1425.
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| Chronological Term |
1391-1425 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leonte, Florin. Imperial visions of late Byzantium. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020] 1474441033 (OCoLC)1085217024 |
| ISBN |
9781474441056 (electronic book) |
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147444105X (electronic book) |
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1474441033 |
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9781474441032 |
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