Inside & Out of Byzantium

Inside & Out of Byzantium
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Publisher : Semiotext(e) Foreign Agents
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105016439700
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Synopsis Inside & Out of Byzantium by : Nina Živančević

In this, her first book of fiction written in English, Zivancevic's distant outsider stance as a cosmopolitan New York intellectual is shaken and inexorably transformed with the onset of the war in Sarajevo in 1992. Nina Zivancevic, a prominent Serbian poet, scholar, and translator, lived in lower Manhattan prior to the outbreak of the war in Sarajevo in 1992. Zivancevic introduced the work of Allan Ginsberg, Kathy Acker, and Charles Bernstein to East European readers, and her polyglot sensibility is highly informed by her immersion in the downtown New York art and literary world of the 1980s. In this, her first book of fiction written in English, Zivancevic's distant outsider stance as a cosmopolitan New York intellectual is shaken and inexorably transformed with the onset of the war. Faced with the complete blockade of information in the West about the situation in her country, she has no choice but to become actively involved in its comprehension, but without promoting the cause of a particular party or faction. Inside and Out of Byzantium is a remarkably visceral and powerful literary response to a state of permanent war.

The End of Byzantium

The End of Byzantium
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780300169669
ISBN-13 : 0300169663
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The End of Byzantium by : Jonathan Harris

By 1400, the once-mighty Byzantine Empire stood on the verge of destruction. Most of its territories had been lost to the Ottoman Turks, and Constantinople was under close blockade. Against all odds, Byzantium lingered on for another fifty years until 1453, when the Ottomans dramatically toppled the capital's walls. During this bleak and uncertain time, ordinary Byzantines faced difficult decisions to protect their livelihoods and families against the death throes of their homeland. In this evocative and moving book, Jonathan Harris explores individual stories of diplomatic maneuverings, covert defiance, and sheer luck against a backdrop of major historical currents and offers a new perspective on the real reasons behind the fall of this extraordinarily fascinating empire.

Byzantium

Byzantium
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Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0781810337
ISBN-13 : 9780781810333
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Byzantium by : Sean McLachlan

Long after Rome fell to the Germanic tribes, its culture lived on in Constantinople, the glittering capital of the Byzantine Empire. For more than 1000 yeras (AD 330-1453) Byzantium was one of the most advanced and complex civilisations the world had ever seen. As the Mediterranean outlet for the silk route, its trade networks stretched from Scandinavia to Sri Lanka; its artists created sombre icons and brilliant gold mosaics; its scholarship served as a vital cultural bridge between the Muslim East and the Catholic West; and it fostered the Orthodox Christianity that is the faith of millions today. This book shows the innovative art that inspired French kings and Arab emirs. It includes a gazetteer of historic Byzantine sites and monuments that travellers can visit today in greece, Italty, Turkey and the Middle East. A chronology of Byzantine history and a list of emperors complete this ideal resource for the student, traveller or generally curious reader.

Sacred Shock: Framing Visual Experience in Byzantium

Sacred Shock: Framing Visual Experience in Byzantium
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 0271047488
ISBN-13 : 9780271047485
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Sacred Shock: Framing Visual Experience in Byzantium by : Glenn Peers

Sacred Shock attempts to lay bare the inner workings of Byzantine art by looking closely at the marginal or subsidiary areas in works of art.

Lost to the West

Lost to the West
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780307407962
ISBN-13 : 0307407969
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Lost to the West by : Lars Brownworth

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy. For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianity alive. Streams of wealth flowed into Constantinople, making possible unprecedented wonders of art and architecture. And the emperors who ruled Byzantium enacted a saga of political intrigue and conquest as astonishing as anything in recorded history. Lost to the West is replete with stories of assassination, mass mutilation and execution, sexual scheming, ruthless grasping for power, and clashing armies that soaked battlefields with the blood of slain warriors numbering in the tens of thousands.

The Glory of Byzantium

The Glory of Byzantium
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 604
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ISBN-10 : 9780870997778
ISBN-13 : 0870997777
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis The Glory of Byzantium by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Serves as both visual and textual record of the exhibition of the same name, surveying the art of the Middle Byzantine period from the restoration of the use of icons by the Orthodox Church in 843 to the occupation of Constantinople by the Crusader forces from the West from 1204 to 1261. Conceived as a sequel to the 1976 exhibition "Age of Spirituality," which focused on the first centuries of Byzantium. Preceding the catalogue, 17 essays treat the historical context, religious sphere, and secular courtly realm of the empire, and the interactions between Byzantium and other medieval cultures. Abundantly illustrated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses

Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9781137044693
ISBN-13 : 1137044691
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses by : A. McClanan

This book reconsiders a wide array of images of Byzantine empresses on media as diverse as bronze coins and gold mosaic from the fifth through to the seventh centuries A.D. The representations have often been viewed in terms of individual personas, but strong typological currents frame their medieval context. Empress Theodora, the target of political pornography, has consumed the bulk of past interest, but even her representations fit these patterns. Methodological tools from fields as disparate as numismatics as well as cultural and gender studies help clarify the broader cultural significance of female imperial representation and patronage at this time.

The Sultan of Byzantium

The Sultan of Byzantium
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Publisher : Saqi
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 9781846591501
ISBN-13 : 1846591503
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sultan of Byzantium by : Selcuk Altun

Fighting the Ottoman invaders in Constantinople in 1453, Emperor Constantine XI was killed, his body never found. Legend has it that he escaped in a Genoese ship, cheating certain death at the hands of the Turks and earning himself the title of Immortal Emperor. Five centuries after his disappearance, three mysterious men contact a young professor living in Istanbul. Members of a secret sect, they have guarded the Immortal Emperor's will for generations. They tell him that he is the next Byzantine emperor and that in order to take possession of his fortune he must carry out his ancestor's last wishes. The professor embarks on a dangerous journey, taking him to the heart of a mystery of epic historical significance. The Sultan of Byzantium is a symbiosis of story and history and a homage to Byzantine civilisation.

Authority in Byzantium

Authority in Byzantium
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 140943608X
ISBN-13 : 9781409436089
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis Authority in Byzantium by : Pamela Armstrong

The invisible force of authority bound the diverse groups in the Byzantine state and maintained its existence across many centuries. The present volume brings together an international cast of contributors to explore the many aspects and construction of authority within the state, the church and the family. They examine the authority of knowledge and text, the depiction of authority, and lastly, the legacy of three great scholars of Byzantine studies. Five of the sections are followed by responses from a specialist in the western middle ages bringing a wider European perspective to the subject.

Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081

Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0804731632
ISBN-13 : 9780804731638
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081 by : Warren T. Treadgold

In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Diocletian until its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert.