Latins in Roman (Byzantine) histories : ambivalent representations in the long twelfth century / / Samuel Pablo Müller |
Autore | Müller Samuel Pablo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (566 pages) |
Disciplina | 949.502 |
Collana | The Medieval Mediterranean |
Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, Roman
Romans - Ethnic identity Romans - Byzantine Empire |
ISBN | 90-04-49970-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration and Translations -- Introduction -- 1 Methodological and Theoretical Approach -- 1.1 Identity and Alterity Intertwined -- 1.2 The Complex Relationship between (Literary) Representations and Attitudes -- 2 State of Research -- 2.1 Relations between Romania and the West -- 2.2 The Image of Latins -- Part 1 Background -- Chapter 1 Identities of Byzantine-Roman Literati and Their Representation of "Others" and Westerners -- 1 Identities and Representations of "Others" -- 2 The West and Westerners in Greek Literature: Historiographers of the Komnenian Period and Other Sources -- 2.1 Historiography -- 2.1.1 Anna Komnene -- 2.1.2 Ioannes Kinnamos -- 2.1.3 Eustathios of Thessalonike -- 2.1.4 Niketas Choniates -- 2.1.5 Ioannes Zonaras and Michael Glykas -- 2.1.6 Shorter Literary Works Devoted to a Historical Event: Manasses and Mesarites -- 2.1.7 Histories Devoted to the Period before 1081 -- 2.2 Additional Sources -- 2.2.1 Oratory, Poetry, Letters, Novels -- 2.2.2 Theological and Religious Writings -- 2.2.3 Imperial and Patriarchal Documents -- 2.2.4 Non-textual Sources -- Part 2 The Portrayal of the Western Presence within the Empire and of Westerners in Imperial Service -- Chapter 2 Ambiguous Relations with Italians -- 1 The Close and Fluctuating Relationship with Βενέτικοι (Venetians) -- 1.1 Proximity and Difference Prior to the Second Crusade -- 1.2 Cooperation, Coexistence, Conflict, and the Coup of 1171 -- 1.3 An Uneasy Restoration of Relations Marked by Imperial Failure -- 2 Πισσαῖοι (Pisans) and Γενουῖται (Genoese) in Venice's Shadow -- 2.1 A Very Generic Portrayal of Their Ascendancy and Integration -- 2.2 "Anti-Latin"? The Accounts of the So-Called Latin Massacre in 1182.
2.3 The Equally Contingent Character of Later Attacks in the Capital -- 2.4 Μεγαρείτης (Margaritone) and Καφούρης (Gafforio) -- 3 Encomiastic Praise and Approval with Hindsight of the Byzantine Network in Italy -- 3.1 Other Alliances with Italian Cities -- 3.2 The Ἀγκωνῖται (People of Ancona) and Their Supporters -- Chapter 3 Compatibility, Superiority, and Introspection Reflected in Empresses -- 1 Alliance with Οὐγγρία (Hungary): Eirene (Piroska) and Maria (Margaret) -- 1.1 The Exploitation of Eirene's (Piroska's) Origin in the Service of Imperial Propaganda -- 1.2 The Similar Case of Maria (Margaret) -- 2 Eirene (Bertha of Sulzbach) as an Exception to the Rule of Easy Integration -- 3 Maria/Xene (Margaret-Constance) of Antioch and the Myth of the "Hated Latin" in the Scholarship -- 4 Anna (Agnes) and the Unequal Alliance with France -- Chapter 4 The Brothers from Μόντη Φεράντη (Montferrat) as a Male Counterpart -- 1 The Beauty and Virtue of Ioannes (Renier of Montferrat) -- 2 Korrados (Conrad of Montferrat): Role Model and Savior -- Chapter 5 The Integration of Princes into the Imperial Hierarchy -- 1 Tentative Heir, Client Ruler, Ally: Alexios/Βελᾶς (Bela) -- 2 The Successful and Not So Successful Management of Hungarian Royals -- Chapter 6 The Special Case of the "Barbarian Ax-Bearers" -- Chapter 7 Other Illustrative Cases -- 1 In the Imperial Army -- 1.1 The Importance of Mercenaries -- 1.2 Ourselios (Roussel De Bailleul) -- 2 In Various Contexts -- 2.1 The Differing Degrees of "Romanization" of Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexander of Gravina) and Βασαβίλας (Robert of Bassonville) -- 2.2 Cultural Disinterest, Integration, and Acceptance -- 3 The Foundation of Aristocratic Dynasties -- Chapter 8 "Xenophobia"? Remarks about Recruitment in Government and the Army -- Part 3 The Portrayal of External Relations with the West. Chapter 9 The Importance of "Kelts" and "Sicilians" (Normans): More Genericism, Introspection, Ambivalence, and Proximity -- 1 Anti-heroes of the Alexiad: Rompertos and Baïmountos -- 1.1 The First Phase: Rompertos (Robert Guiscard) -- 1.2 The Long Struggle against Baïmountos (Bohemond) and Tangre (Tancred) -- 2 "Tyrants" and Kings -- 2.1 Rogerios (Roger ii): Usurper of Byzantine Rights, Symbol of Imperial Decline -- 2.2 Kaiserkritik and Its Personally Inclined Counterpart in Two Differing Accounts of the Italian War (1155-58) -- 2.3 Differing Motivations behind the Portrayal of the Byzantine-Sicilian War -- Chapter 10 The Hero's Challenge: Incursions of "Franks," "Latins," and "Kelts" -- Chapter 11 Imperial Propaganda versus Kaiserkritik in the Accounts of the Second Incursion -- Chapter 12 The Staufers as a Rivaling Threat and a Model to Byzantine Emperors -- 1 Frederikos (Frederick Barbarossa) -- 2 Amerrigos (Henry vi) and Choniates's Kaiserkritik -- Chapter 13 Victories over "Huns" (Hungarians) Diminished and Magnified -- Chapter 14 Divine Retribution, Disruption, and Continuities: The Conquerors of Romania (Fourth Crusade) -- 1 Shattering Pillars of Identity: The Capture and Sack of the Imperial City -- 2 Instrument and Victims of Divine Retribution, a Model against Which to Be Measured -- 2.1 The First Year after the Fall of the City until the Turning Point of Adrianople -- 2.2 Between Resignation, Hope, and Exhortation: The Last Pages of Choniates's History -- Chapter 15 (Potential) Alliances -- 1 Enerichos (Henry iv) versus the Pope (Gregory vii) -- 2 Anna's Hindsight and Ἰσαγγέλης (Raymond of Saint-Gilles) -- 3 The Hohenstaufen and Austrian Alliance -- 4 Antioch -- 4.1 The Praise of Raimountos -- 4.2 Different Perspectives on Renaldos (Raynald) and Rituals in Antioch -- 5 The Imperial Protectorate on Display in the Holy Land. 6 Amerrigos (Amalric of Jerusalem) as a Foil -- 7 The Praise of Frederikos (Frederick Barbarossa) -- Conclusion -- 1 Results of the Investigation -- 2 Desiderata for Future Related Research -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Greek Sources -- Non-Greek Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795554803321 |
Müller Samuel Pablo | ||
Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Latins in Roman (Byzantine) histories : ambivalent representations in the long twelfth century / / Samuel Pablo Müller |
Autore | Müller Samuel Pablo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (566 pages) |
Disciplina | 949.502 |
Collana | The Medieval Mediterranean |
Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, Roman
Romans - Ethnic identity Romans - Byzantine Empire |
ISBN | 90-04-49970-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration and Translations -- Introduction -- 1 Methodological and Theoretical Approach -- 1.1 Identity and Alterity Intertwined -- 1.2 The Complex Relationship between (Literary) Representations and Attitudes -- 2 State of Research -- 2.1 Relations between Romania and the West -- 2.2 The Image of Latins -- Part 1 Background -- Chapter 1 Identities of Byzantine-Roman Literati and Their Representation of "Others" and Westerners -- 1 Identities and Representations of "Others" -- 2 The West and Westerners in Greek Literature: Historiographers of the Komnenian Period and Other Sources -- 2.1 Historiography -- 2.1.1 Anna Komnene -- 2.1.2 Ioannes Kinnamos -- 2.1.3 Eustathios of Thessalonike -- 2.1.4 Niketas Choniates -- 2.1.5 Ioannes Zonaras and Michael Glykas -- 2.1.6 Shorter Literary Works Devoted to a Historical Event: Manasses and Mesarites -- 2.1.7 Histories Devoted to the Period before 1081 -- 2.2 Additional Sources -- 2.2.1 Oratory, Poetry, Letters, Novels -- 2.2.2 Theological and Religious Writings -- 2.2.3 Imperial and Patriarchal Documents -- 2.2.4 Non-textual Sources -- Part 2 The Portrayal of the Western Presence within the Empire and of Westerners in Imperial Service -- Chapter 2 Ambiguous Relations with Italians -- 1 The Close and Fluctuating Relationship with Βενέτικοι (Venetians) -- 1.1 Proximity and Difference Prior to the Second Crusade -- 1.2 Cooperation, Coexistence, Conflict, and the Coup of 1171 -- 1.3 An Uneasy Restoration of Relations Marked by Imperial Failure -- 2 Πισσαῖοι (Pisans) and Γενουῖται (Genoese) in Venice's Shadow -- 2.1 A Very Generic Portrayal of Their Ascendancy and Integration -- 2.2 "Anti-Latin"? The Accounts of the So-Called Latin Massacre in 1182.
2.3 The Equally Contingent Character of Later Attacks in the Capital -- 2.4 Μεγαρείτης (Margaritone) and Καφούρης (Gafforio) -- 3 Encomiastic Praise and Approval with Hindsight of the Byzantine Network in Italy -- 3.1 Other Alliances with Italian Cities -- 3.2 The Ἀγκωνῖται (People of Ancona) and Their Supporters -- Chapter 3 Compatibility, Superiority, and Introspection Reflected in Empresses -- 1 Alliance with Οὐγγρία (Hungary): Eirene (Piroska) and Maria (Margaret) -- 1.1 The Exploitation of Eirene's (Piroska's) Origin in the Service of Imperial Propaganda -- 1.2 The Similar Case of Maria (Margaret) -- 2 Eirene (Bertha of Sulzbach) as an Exception to the Rule of Easy Integration -- 3 Maria/Xene (Margaret-Constance) of Antioch and the Myth of the "Hated Latin" in the Scholarship -- 4 Anna (Agnes) and the Unequal Alliance with France -- Chapter 4 The Brothers from Μόντη Φεράντη (Montferrat) as a Male Counterpart -- 1 The Beauty and Virtue of Ioannes (Renier of Montferrat) -- 2 Korrados (Conrad of Montferrat): Role Model and Savior -- Chapter 5 The Integration of Princes into the Imperial Hierarchy -- 1 Tentative Heir, Client Ruler, Ally: Alexios/Βελᾶς (Bela) -- 2 The Successful and Not So Successful Management of Hungarian Royals -- Chapter 6 The Special Case of the "Barbarian Ax-Bearers" -- Chapter 7 Other Illustrative Cases -- 1 In the Imperial Army -- 1.1 The Importance of Mercenaries -- 1.2 Ourselios (Roussel De Bailleul) -- 2 In Various Contexts -- 2.1 The Differing Degrees of "Romanization" of Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexander of Gravina) and Βασαβίλας (Robert of Bassonville) -- 2.2 Cultural Disinterest, Integration, and Acceptance -- 3 The Foundation of Aristocratic Dynasties -- Chapter 8 "Xenophobia"? Remarks about Recruitment in Government and the Army -- Part 3 The Portrayal of External Relations with the West. Chapter 9 The Importance of "Kelts" and "Sicilians" (Normans): More Genericism, Introspection, Ambivalence, and Proximity -- 1 Anti-heroes of the Alexiad: Rompertos and Baïmountos -- 1.1 The First Phase: Rompertos (Robert Guiscard) -- 1.2 The Long Struggle against Baïmountos (Bohemond) and Tangre (Tancred) -- 2 "Tyrants" and Kings -- 2.1 Rogerios (Roger ii): Usurper of Byzantine Rights, Symbol of Imperial Decline -- 2.2 Kaiserkritik and Its Personally Inclined Counterpart in Two Differing Accounts of the Italian War (1155-58) -- 2.3 Differing Motivations behind the Portrayal of the Byzantine-Sicilian War -- Chapter 10 The Hero's Challenge: Incursions of "Franks," "Latins," and "Kelts" -- Chapter 11 Imperial Propaganda versus Kaiserkritik in the Accounts of the Second Incursion -- Chapter 12 The Staufers as a Rivaling Threat and a Model to Byzantine Emperors -- 1 Frederikos (Frederick Barbarossa) -- 2 Amerrigos (Henry vi) and Choniates's Kaiserkritik -- Chapter 13 Victories over "Huns" (Hungarians) Diminished and Magnified -- Chapter 14 Divine Retribution, Disruption, and Continuities: The Conquerors of Romania (Fourth Crusade) -- 1 Shattering Pillars of Identity: The Capture and Sack of the Imperial City -- 2 Instrument and Victims of Divine Retribution, a Model against Which to Be Measured -- 2.1 The First Year after the Fall of the City until the Turning Point of Adrianople -- 2.2 Between Resignation, Hope, and Exhortation: The Last Pages of Choniates's History -- Chapter 15 (Potential) Alliances -- 1 Enerichos (Henry iv) versus the Pope (Gregory vii) -- 2 Anna's Hindsight and Ἰσαγγέλης (Raymond of Saint-Gilles) -- 3 The Hohenstaufen and Austrian Alliance -- 4 Antioch -- 4.1 The Praise of Raimountos -- 4.2 Different Perspectives on Renaldos (Raynald) and Rituals in Antioch -- 5 The Imperial Protectorate on Display in the Holy Land. 6 Amerrigos (Amalric of Jerusalem) as a Foil -- 7 The Praise of Frederikos (Frederick Barbarossa) -- Conclusion -- 1 Results of the Investigation -- 2 Desiderata for Future Related Research -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Greek Sources -- Non-Greek Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810049603321 |
Müller Samuel Pablo | ||
Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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