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- Title
Imperial Visions of Late Byzantium: Manuel II Palaiologos and Rhetoric in Purple.
- Authors
Deliso, Christopher
- Abstract
Although L. is clearly well-acquainted with the entirety of Palaiologan authors and late Byzantine history in general, and provides relevant context on Manuel's life and times, this study does not aspire to be a new stand-alone history. All of these texts were composed during Manuel's reign and, L. writes, 'reveal the extent to which the emperor regarded his literary activities as intertwined with, and reflected in, the administration of the Byzantine state' (p. 8). While focusing on too many authors to provide an authoritative account of any single one, the first part provides good context for the more important second part, "Other voices, other approaches: Manuel II's political writings", which analyses Manuel II's writing, exploring its literary character and political subtexts.
- Subjects
ISTANBUL (Turkey); STATE power; RHETORIC; POLITICAL communication; POLITICAL science writing
- Publication
Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 2, p298
- ISSN
0307-0131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/byz.2022.15