UID:
almahu_9949747630902882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781040021156
,
1040021158
,
9781003315681
,
1003315682
,
9781040021194
,
1040021190
Series Statement:
Routledge research in Byzantine studies
Content:
This book investigates issues of identity and narrativity in late Byzantine romances in a Mediterranean context, covering the chronological span from the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204 to the 16th century. It includes chapters not only on romances that were written and read in the broader Byzantine world but also on literary texts from regions around the Mediterranean Sea. The volume offers new insights and covers a variety of interrelated subjects concerning the narrative representations of self-identities, gender, and communities, the perception of political and cultural otherness, and the interaction of space and time with identity formation. The chapters focus on texts from the Byzantine, western European, and Ottoman worlds, thus promoting a cross-cultural approach that highlights the role of the Mediterranean as a shared environment that facilitated communications, cultural interaction, and the trading and reconfiguration of identities. The volume will appeal to a wide audience of researchers and students alike, specializing in or simply interested in cultural studies, Byzantine, western medieval, and Ottoman history and literature.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 1032325674
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032325675
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003315681
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003315681
