Historical Writing in Byzantium

By (author) James Howard-Johnston

Book cover: Historical Writing in Byzantium

Extent: 73 pages

Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Subjects: Classical Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: Kieler Felix-Jacoby -Vorlesungen

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2014)

ISBN: 9783938032725

Price: $49.00

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English summary: James Howard-Johnston, one of the best experts on East Roman-Byzantine historiography, gives and explains in the study submitted here, the revised and expanded Kiel Felix Jacoby Lecture of 2012, his view of the foundations, evolutionary conditions, historical contexts and characteristics as well as the reception of Byzantine historical texts from their beginnings to the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Based on most recent historical and literary research, to which he himself has contributed considerably, the author is able to elucidate the diversity and uniqueness, but also the similarities and (internal) dependencies of the Byzantine historical tradition. German description: James Howard-Johnston, einer der besten Kenner ostromisch-byzantinischer Historiographie, gibt und erlautert in der hier vorgelegten Studie, der uberarbeiteten und erweiterten Kieler Felix-Jacoby-Vorlesung aus dem Jahre 2012, seine Sicht der Voraussetzungen, Entstehungsbedingungen, historischen Kontexte und Charakteristika sowie der Rezeption byzantinischer historischer Texte von den Anfangen bis zur Eroberung Konstantinopels 1453. Auf der Grundlage der neuesten historischen und literaturgeschichtlichen Forschung, zu der er selbst nicht unwesentlich beigetragen hat, werden die Vielfalt und Einzigartigkeit, aber auch die Gemeinsamkeiten und (internen) Abhangigkeiten der byzantinisch-historischen Tradition sichtbar.

Kieler Felix-Jacoby-Vorlesungen Historical Writing in Byzantium James Howard-Johnston Felix Jacoby - Lebensstationen und Werke James Howard-Johnston - Zum Autor

James (J.D.) Howard-Johnston (born in 1942) is Emeritus Fellow at the Corpus Christi College, Oxford and University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies. His research interests include the history of East Rome/Byzantium between 500-1100 AD, East Roman-Byzantine historiography, institutional history and the history of international relations and diplomacy in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

  • By (author) James Howard-Johnston

"The main innovative (and challenging!) idea of the book can be formulated as follows: the tradition of Byzantine historical writings is unique, uniform and diverse at the same time. It is unique because it has a lot of characteristics of its own, being at the same time remote from the classicism, i.e. the imitation of the works of the Classical Greek historiography. (...) Because of its small size and clear style the book is perfectly suited to be used as a guide to the world of the Byzantine historiography. The book contains bibliographical references needed in order to get an overview of the material." Dariya Rafiyenko, H-Soz-u-Kult, 05.11.2015 "... Historical Writing in Byzantium offers an interesting introduction for non-specialists, along with some thought-provoking ideas for specialists." Warren Treadgold, sehepunkte 15 (2015), Nr. 7-8
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