Niketas Choniates: a historiographical study

Simpson uncovers the complex manuscript tradition and transmission of Niketas Choniates' History, an important historical Byzantine text. Investigating issues related to historical narrative and imperial biography, the volume explores the historian's sources and the literary models and his...

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Main Author: Simpson, Alicia J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford Univ Press 2013
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium
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Online Access:UBM01
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Summary:Simpson uncovers the complex manuscript tradition and transmission of Niketas Choniates' History, an important historical Byzantine text. Investigating issues related to historical narrative and imperial biography, the volume explores the historian's sources and the literary models and historical concepts which guided him
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191758119
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199670710.001.0001