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Imperial visions of late Byzantium : Manuel II Palaiologos and rhetoric in purple /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Edinburgh Byzantine studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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