(Re)writing History in Byzantium: A Critical Study of Collections of Historical Excerpts

ISBN-13: 9780367496456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 346 str.

Panagiotis Manafis

Opis

Scholars have recently begun to study collections of Byzantine historical excerpts as autonomous pieces of literature. This book focuses on a series of minor collections that have received little or no scholarly attention. 

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Greek Compilation Literature from Byzantium  2. Excerpta Anonymi  3. Excerpta Salamasiana  4. The Epitome of the 7^th century  5. Excerpta Planudea  6. Collections of historical excerpts as a specific locus for (re)writing history  Appendix I: Texts  Appendix II: Tables  Bibliography