Isbn: 9789004194892 - the cronaca di partenope: an introduction to and critical edition of the first vernacular history of naples (c. 1350) (medieval mediterranean, band 89) (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. VIII, 364 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents: Acknowledgments . vii Abbreviations and Stylistic Conventions . ix Preliminary matterI. Introduction . 3II. Original Text, Author, and Date . 11III. Historical Context . 27IV. Sources and Adaptations . 55V. Diffusion and Influence, 1350-1490 . 79VI.Manuscripts . 103 The Cronaca di Partenope: a critical edition Preface to the Edition . 151 Edition . 165 Appendices I. Historical Notes and Sources . 283II. Variant Text of Manuscript V . 331III. Chapter Titles Added by Other Manuscript Witnesses . 339 Bibliography . 345Index . 353.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorSamantha Kelly, Ph.D (Northwestern University, 1998) is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in Medieval Studies at Rutgers University. A specialist of medieval Italy, she is the award-winning aut.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Narrating the history of Naples from its foundation in early antiquity to the year 1343, the Cronaca di Partenope was the first chronologically comprehensive history of the city and one of the earliest works of any genre composed in the Neapolitan vernacular. Drawing on earlier-medieval texts and a healthy dose of legend, it is a prime witness to Neapolitan identity and memory in the later Middle Ages and an important example of southern Italian civic historiography. This volume offers the first critical edition of the text, accompanied by an extensive introduction that establishes its author, date, historical context, source materials, and later fortunes, including its significant influence on the subsequent development of local historiography.…