{"product_id":"masculinity-identity-and-power-politics-in-the-age-of-justinian-a-study-of-procopius-9789462988231","title":"Masculinity, Identity, and Power Politics in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA generation of historians has been captivated by the notorious views on gender found in the mid-sixth century \u003ci\u003eSecret History\u003c\/i\u003e by the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea. Yet the notable but subtler ways in which gender coloured Procopius' most significant work, the \u003ci\u003eWars\u003c\/i\u003e, have received far less attention. This monograph examines how gender shaped the presentation of not only key personalities such as the seminal power-couples Theodora\/ Justinian and Antonina\/ Belisarius, but also the Persians, Vandals, Goths, Eastern Romans, and Italo-Romans, in both the \u003ci\u003eWars\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSecret History\u003c\/i\u003e. By analysing the purpose and rationale behind Procopius' gendered depictions and ethnicizing worldview, this investigation unpicks his knotty agenda. Despite Procopius's reliance on classical antecedents, the gendered discourse that undergirds both texts under investigation must be understood within the broader context of contemporary political debates at a time when control of Italy and North Africa from Constantinople was contested.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Stewart’s book is a meticulous study of the works of Prokopios of Caesarea (\u003ccite\u003eWars\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eBuildings\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eSecret History\u003c\/cite\u003e) and their historical context: the Roman world of the sixth century. [...] Stewart’s book is a welcome addition to the existing literature. It will benefit those who study Prokopios and the sixth century, as well as being of particular interest to students of gender studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, \u003ccite\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/cite\u003e 97\/1 (January 2022) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Stewart’s book offers a rich, learned, and remarkably accessible account of the role played by sixth-century gender norms in [Procopius’s] De bellis…[T]his book will undoubtedly be a must-read for students of one of Late Antiquity’s most closely scrutinized authors.” \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ccite\u003eStudies in Late Antiquity\u003c\/cite\u003e, Spring 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The book of M. E. Stewart is an essential contribution for the study of Procopius' work, as he gives a different perspective to the analysis of Byzantine historiography, and, by extension, for the research field of \"Gender Studies\"\" \u003cbr\u003e- George Kadaras, \u003ccite\u003e Byzantina Symmeikta\u003c\/cite\u003e 31 (2021) [author's translation] \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This volume by Michael Edward Stewart is not just another monograph on Procopius, the renowned Byzantine historian. [...] Stewart uses gendered and literary approaches to understanding Procopius’ persona, his writings, and his world, in successful ways, and this monograph will open new and interesting avenues for the analysis of Byzantine historiography.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ecaterina Lung, University of Bucharest, \u003ccite\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/cite\u003e, 02\/49 (2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eA Note on Translations, Sources, and Names \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eI Finding Procopius \u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e2. Will the Real Procopius Please Stand Up \u003cbr\u003eProcopius' Oeuvre \u003cbr\u003eHistoriographical Debates \u003cbr\u003eA Christian Procopius \u003cbr\u003eDates \u003cbr\u003eCistern or Safety Net? \u003cbr\u003eII The Contest \u003cbr\u003e3. The Danger of the Soft Life \u003cbr\u003eRhetoric and Reality \u003cbr\u003eA Soft Empire \u003cbr\u003eVita Militaris \u003cbr\u003eRomans and Goths \u003cbr\u003eAeneas' Ship \u003cbr\u003e4. Courage, Fear, and Generalship in the Vandal War \u003cbr\u003eFifth-century Roman Failures \u003cbr\u003eThe Launch \u003cbr\u003eTricamarum \u003cbr\u003e5. Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Eunuchs in a Changing World \u003cbr\u003eThe Blame Game \u003cbr\u003eSolomon \u003cbr\u003eNarses: The Manly Eunuch \u003cbr\u003eMartial Manliness \u003cbr\u003eDraining Belisarius' andreia \u003cbr\u003eBrave New World \u003cbr\u003eIII Chaos Encroaching \u003cbr\u003e6. Killing Justinian \u003cbr\u003eArtabanes: Slayer of Tyrants \u003cbr\u003eTheodora Steps In \u003cbr\u003eThe Plot \u003cbr\u003e7. Totila: Hero or Trope? \u003cbr\u003eOrder out of Chaos \u003cbr\u003eStanding up to Totila \u003cbr\u003eLast Dance \u003cbr\u003eConclusion: All Quiet on the Italian Front \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003ePrimary Sources \u003cbr\u003eSecondary Sources \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003eChronology","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473236234583,"sku":"9789462988231","price":101.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/masculinity-identity-and-power-politics-in-the-age-of-justinian-a-study-of-procopius-9789462988231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}