Title John Zonaras' Epitome of histories : a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception / Theofili Kampianaki

Edition First edition Published Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource Series Oxford studies in Byzantium Oxford studies in Byzantium. Contents Cover -- John Zonaras' Epitome of Histories: A Compendium of Jewish-Roman History and Its Reception -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Note on Transliteration, Citations, and Quotations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1: John Zonaras: Biography and Oeuvre -- 1.1 Prosopographical and Chronological Details -- Summary List -- 1.2 The Oeuvre -- 1.2.1 Commentaries on Canon Law -- 1.2.2 Hagiographical and Homiletic Works -- 1.2.3 Ecclesiastical Poetry -- 1.2.4 Exegeses of Ecclesiastical Poetry -- 1.2.5 The Lexikon of (Pseudo-)Zonaras -- 2: T he Composition of the Epitome -- 2.1 The Division of the Epitome Into Volumes -- 2.2 The Internal Thematic Structure of the Epitome -- 3: Zonaras' Working Method and Treatment of His Sources -- 3.1 The Proem of the Epitome -- 3.2 The Jewish Section: Books 1 to 6 -- 3.3 The Roman Section: Books 7 to 18 -- 3.3.1 Pre-ConstantinianRoman History: Books 7 to 12 -- 3.3.2 Constantinian and Post-Constantinian Roman History: Books 13 to 18 -- 4: T he Political and Ideological Context of the Epitome -- 4.1 The Political Context: Kaiserkritik -- 4.2 The Ideological Context -- 5: Zonaras' Keen Interest in Roman Antiquity -- 5.1 Zonaras' Interest in the Roman Past Within the Eleventh- and Twelfth-CenturyIntellectual and Literary Context -- 5.2 Zonaras' Interest in the Roman Past Within the Historical Context of the Later Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries -- 5.3 Zonaras' Approach to the Roman Past -- 6: Intellectual Networks and Intended Readers -- 6.1 The Intellectual Networks Surrounding Zonaras -- 6.2 The Intended Audience of the Epitome -- 7: Readers' Responses and the Reception of the Epitome -- 7.1 Immediate and Later Reception of the Chronicle by Byzantine Authors -- 7.2 The Evidence of the Manuscript Transmission -- 7.3 Scribal Practices and Marginalia 7.4 Two Further Testimonies to the Reception of the Chronicle -- 7.4.1 The Prose Text of Codex No. 1 (Par. gr. 1715) -- 7.4.2 The Poem of Codex No. 5 (Vat. gr. 136) -- 7.5 The Medieval Translations of the Epitome -- 7.5.1 The Slavonic Translation -- 7.5.2 The Aragonese Translation -- Overall Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 1. Manuscripts* -- 2. Primary Sources -- 3. Secondary Sources -- 4. Online Databases -- Index Summary The twelfth-century chronicle of John Zonaras, which begins with the biblical Creation and ends in 1118, is one of the longest historical accounts written in Greek that has come down to us. It was also one of the most popular historical works of the Greek-speaking world during the Middle Ages, with a remarkably large number of manuscripts preserving the entire text or parts of it. 00John Zonaras' Epitome of Histories: A Compendium of Jewish-Roman History and Its Reception analyses Zonaras' chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account. It concentrates on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. It also includes discussions that go beyond the text, such as on the intellectual networks surrounding Zonaras, and the anticipated audience and the reception of the chronicle. 0By examining such issues, Theofili Kampianaki aims to present Zonaras' chronicle as a product which emerged from a milieu characterized by the increased contacts with Western people and the Komnenian style of rulership in the imperial bureaucracy, and as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing0historiography Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed August 15, 2023) Subject Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century. Epitomē historiōn. Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century fast Zonaras, Joannes, active 12th century. Epitomē historiōn. nli Epitomē historiōn (Zonaras, Joannes) fast Subject Judaism -- Historiography Middle Ages -- Historiography. Historiography Judaism -- Historiography Middle Ages -- Historiography SUBJECT Rome -- Historiography Subject Rome (Empire) Rome -- Historiography. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191955570 0191955574 9780192688583 0192688588 9780192688576 019268857X

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