Capture of Constantinople ( by 4th Crusade ) by Andrea 1st US HB VG

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“1st US, HB, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2,, VG cond, scarce in hard”
Country of Origin
United States
Book Title
The Capture of Constainople
Features
1st Edition
Genre
History
Topic
Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Europe / Medieval
ISBN
9780812233568
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812233565
ISBN-13
9780812233568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
819201

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Capture of Constantinople : the Hystoria Constantinopolitana of Gunther of Pairis
Publication Year
1997
Subject
Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Europe / Medieval
Type
Textbook
Author
Alfred J. Andrea
Subject Area
History
Series
The Middle Ages Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
96-045687
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Synopsis
The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry., The armies of the Fourth Crusade that left Western Europe at the beginning of the thirteenth century never reached the Holy Land to fight the Infidel; they stopped instead at Byzantium and sacked that capital of eastern Christendom. Much of what we know today of those events comes from contemporary accounts by secular writers; their perspective is balanced by a document written from a monastic point of view and now available for the first time in English. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Written to justify the abbot's pious pilferage of scared relics and his transporting them back to his monastery in Alsace, it is a work of Christian metahistory that shows how the sack of Constantinople fits into God's plan for humanity, and that deeds done under divine guidance are themselves holy and righteous. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana is one of the most complex and sophisticated historiographical work of its time, deftly interweaving moods and motifs, themes and scenes. In producing the first English translation and analysis of this work, Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating section of prose and poetry. His introduction to the text provides background on Gunther's life and work and explores the monk's purpose in writing the Hystoria Constantinopolitana --not the least of which was extolling the virtues of Abbott Martin, who was sometimes accuse of laxity by his superiors in the Order. Gunther's work is significant for its effort to deal with problems raised by the participation of monks in the Crusades, making it a valuable contribution to both crusading and monastic history. The Capture of Constantinople adds to our knowledge of the Fourth Crusade and provides unusual insight into the attitudes of the participants and the cultural-intellectual history of the early thirteenth century.
LC Classification Number
PA8330.G85H97 1997

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