Description
Book SynopsisThe first English translation and study of George Akropolites' History, an essential source for 13th-century Byzantine history. Ruth Macrides discusses the author's background, social position, and relation to the tradition of Greek history writing, and provides a comprehensive guide to reading the text.
Trade ReviewThis books is the 'definitive Akropolites' a biographic, work-analytic and historical achievement of which the author is to be thoroughly congratulated * Günter Prinzing, The Anglo-Hellenic Review *
Macrides...important work, characterizes by noteworthy precision in the translation and by artful use of the English language...Her intimate knowledge of the text is constantly in evidence...impressive work...a very valuable tool... * John S. Langdon *
the most impressive translation of a Byzantine historian yet to appear in English * Chrstopher Wright, Reviews in History *
This is a work of mature scholarship, stitching together insights gained and tested over three decades of engagement with Akropolites' work * Crusades (2009) *
[not just] a translation, but as full a study of the History and its author as we are likely to see in a while ... [Macrides] has also moved the bar up quite a few notches for this sort of study. * Emmanuel C. Bourbouhakis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review31/10/2012 *
While Macrides translation is not the first translation of Akropolites into a modern language, it certainly is the most punctilious one. And it will undoubtedly be very useful to all those who are interested in the history and the history writing of the Byzantine thirteenth century. * Liliana Simeonova, Etudes Balkaniques *
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; The thirteenth century in historical writing ; The man and his work ; Promotions and titles ; Chronology of Akropolites' life ; The History ; Akropolites and later writers ; Other writings ; Studies ; TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
