Imperial visions of late Byzantium Manuel II Palaiologos and rhetoric in purple
Explores a Byzantine emperor’s construction of authority with the help of his rhetorical texts. Examines the changes in the Byzantine imperial idea by the end of the fourteenth century with a particular focus on the instrumentalization of the intellectual dimension of the imperial rule. Integrates l...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2020, ©2020
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| Series: | Edinburgh Byzantine studies
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter, Contents, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Introduction, Part I Dissent and Consent 1 Voices of Dissent: Preaching and Negotiating Authority 2 Voices of Consent: Imperial Rhetoricians, Theatra and Patronage Part II Other Voices, Other Approaches: Manuel II’s Political Writings Introduction to Part II 3 The Deliberative Voice: The Dialogue with the Empress-Mother on Marriage 4 The Didactic Voice: The Foundations of an Imperial Education 5 The Didactic Voice: The Orations (Seven Ethico-Political Orations) 6 The Narrative Voice: The Funeral Oration on His Brother Theodore, Despot of Morea 7 Towards a Renewed Vision of Imperial Authority Conclusions Appendices Appendix 1 Members of Manuel II’s Literary Circle Appendix 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