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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Linda Yuretich |
ISBN: | 9781786941510 1786941511 |
OCLC Number: | 1125089325 |
Language Note: | Byzantiska. |
Description: | 320 s. |
Contents: | I. PREFACEII. INTRODUCTIONA. BackgroundB. Manasses' Synopsis ChronikeC. ContentD. Sources E. Style F. The Middle Bulgarian TranslationG. Historical Additions to the Middle Bulgarian Translation (The So-called Bulgarian Short Chronicle)H. ConclusionsIII. TRANSLATION1. DEDICATORY EPIGRAM, MANASSES' INTRODUCTION, THE CREATION, BIBLICAL AND NEAR EASTERN STORIES2. THE TROJAN WAR3. THE ROMAN PERIOD4. THE BYZANTINE DYNASTIESV. REFERENCESVI. DIGNITIESVII. INDEX |
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'Two volumes of texts useful for the Byzantine scholar and interesting for the ancient scientist are thus offered, which can still offer some fruitful inspiration for both subjects.'Raphael Brendel, Sehepunkte '...successful and easily readable English translation...'(Translated from German.)Raphael Brendel, Zeitschrift fu r Geschichtswissenschaft 'The English translation of the text, offered by Yuretich,forms the second part of the book (pp. 21-262), divided into short chaptersthat help the reader to follow the text step-by-step, supported by a greatnumber of enlightening comments in the form of footnotes. The commentaryincludes detailed information about the text's sources, the deviations betweenthe Bulgarian translation and the original Greek work, and also explanatorynotes concerning the meaning and contributing to the understanding of variousdifficult passages [...]Yuretich has enriched our understanding of an importantwork and a significant writer of the Komnenian era, as well as elucidating therecognition and later impact that the SynopsisChronike had in a different language from that in which it was written.'Demetra Samara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Reviews'Thetranslation is elegant, the footnotes clear in differentiating SC from theBulgarian translation, and the index and references fulsome.'Adrian Spooner, Classics for All Read more...

