{"product_id":"imperial-visions-of-late-byzantium-florin-leonte-9781474441032","title":"Imperial Visions of Late Byzantium: Manuel II Palaiologos and Rhetoric in Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores a Byzantine emperor's construction of authority with the help of his rhetorical texts\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the changes in the Byzantine imperial idea by the end of the fourteenth century with a particular focus on the instrumentalization of the intellectual dimension of the imperial rule\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates late Byzantine imperial visions into the bigger picture of Byzantine imperial ideology \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh understanding of key pieces of Byzantine public rhetoric and introduces analytical concepts from rhetorical, literary, and discursive theories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers translations of key passages from late Byzantine rhetoric\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eManuel II Palaiologos was not only a Byzantine emperor but also a remarkably prolific rhetorician and theologian. His \u003ci\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/i\u003e included letters, treatises, dialogues, short poems and orations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlorin Leonte deals with several of his texts shaped by a didactic intention to educate the emperor's son and successor, John VIII Palaiologos. He argues that the emperor constructed a rhetorical persona which he used in an attempt to compete with other contemporary power-brokers. While Manuel Palaiologos adhered to many rhetorical conventions of his day, he also reasserted the civic role of rhetoric. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a special focus on the first two decades of Manuel II Palaiologos' rule, 1391-1417, Leonte offers a new understanding of the imperial ethos in Byzantium by combining rhetorical analysis with investigation of social and political phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Florin Leonte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474441033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474441032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Florin Leonte","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123877507327,"sku":"9781474441032","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c83954df-570f-464d-9572-65a644ad721a.jpg?v=1687433415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imperial-visions-of-late-byzantium-florin-leonte-9781474441032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}