Niketas Choniates
Author | : Alicia Simpson |
Publisher | : Oxford Studies in Byzantium |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2013-09-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199670710 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199670714 |
Rating | : 4/5 (714 Downloads) |
Download or read book Niketas Choniates written by Alicia Simpson and published by Oxford Studies in Byzantium. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.