Viewing the Morea - Land and People in the Late Medieval Peloponnese (Hardcover, New)

The fourteen essays in Viewing the Morea focus on the late medieval Morea (Peloponnese), beginning with the bold attempt of Western knights to establish a kingdom on foreign soil. Reinserted into this tale of Crusader foundation are the large numbers of Orthodox villagers who shared the region and created their own narrative of an eternal and sacred empire generated by the pains of loss and the hopes of refoundation. Layered upon the historical and physical topography of the region are the traces of the Venetians, whose right eye, Modon, was located at the peninsula's southwestern tip. How these groups interacted and how they asserted identity is at the center of inquiry in these essays. Also at the core of this study is the understanding of place and memory-the recollection of the ancient history of the Peloponnese, the architectural and cartographic marking of its mountains and valleys, the re-creation of distant capitals on its land, and the refashioning of the Morea for a Renaissance audience. The authors look at the Morea and its people in the broadest possible manner and with careful attention to written and material evidence, historiography, economic networks, and the making-or retelling-of myths.

General

Imprint:	Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	June 2013
Authors:	Sharon E.J. Gerstel • Demetrios Athanasoulis • Julian Baker • Veronica della Dora • Sandra J Garvie-Lok
Dimensions:	288 x 237 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	504
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-88402-390-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-88402-390-7
Barcode:	9780884023906

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