Politics and tradition between Rome, Ravenna and Constantinople : a study of Cassiodorus and the Variae 527-554
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Cassiodorus and the Variae, 527-554 |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Bjornlie, M. Shane, 1969-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xiii, 370 p. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Cambridge studies in medieval life and though ;
4th ser., 89 |
| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Imperium Romanum |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Politics and tradition between Rome, Ravenna and Constantinople : a study of Cassiodorus and the Variae 527-554. [Print] |
| Online Zugang: |
Online available (Cambridge University Press) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Variae as Windows onto Painted Curtains: Introduction; 1. Cassiodorus and Italy at the end of the long-fifth century; Part II. Cassiodorus and the Circumstances of Political Survival: 2. The age of bureaucracy; 3. The reign of Justinian; 4. Voices of discontent in Constantinople; 5. The Anicii between Rome, Ravenna and Constantinople; 6. The memory of Boethius in the Variae; Part III. Reading the Variae as Political Apologetic: 7. Literary aspects of the Variae; 8. Antiquitas and Novitas: the language of good governance in the Variae; 9. Natura and Law in Justinian's Novellae and the Variae; 10. Reading good governance in the Variae and the De anima; 11. The Variae as apologetic narrative; 12. Conclusion: innovative traditionalism and its consequence; Bibliography.
