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The Embassy to Constantinople and Other Writings

Author : Liudprand (Bishop of Cremona)

Publisher : Everymans Library

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 20,57 MB

Release : 1993-01

Category : Europe

ISBN : 9780460872355

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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT is one of the most important alliterative poems of Medieval literature.From the north-west midlands,it dates from the second half of the 14th century.Gawain,a knight in Arthur's court,takes up the challenge of the Green Knight,and cuts off his head.The Knight informs Gawain he will have his revenge.Journeying to the Knight's abode to receive his lot Gawain takes thehospitality of a Lord,and endures the advances of his wife.The Lord is the GreenKnight and,when the time comes,merely nicks Gawain's neck for his infidelity and dishonour.Is Gawain a failure,or a hero?



The Argument of Psellos' Chronographia

Author : Anthony Kaldellis

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 13,6 MB

Release : 2021-10-11

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 9004452869

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This book is a philosophical interpretation of Michael Psellos' Chronographia, an acknowledged masterpiece of Byzantine literature. Anthony Kaldellis argues that although the Chronographia contains a fascinating historical narrative; it is really a disguised philosophical work which, if read carefully, reveals Psellos' revolutionary views on politics and religion. Kaldellis exposes the rhetorical techniques with which Psellos veils his unorthodoxy, and demonstrates that the inner message of the text challenges the Church's supremacy over the intellectual and political life of Byzantium. Psellos consciously articulates a secular vision of Imperial politics, and seeks to liberate philosophy from the constraints of Christian theology. The analysis is lucid and should be accessible to anyone with a general knowledge of Byzantine civilization. It should interest all who study the history of ancient and medieval philosophy.



The Complete Works of Liudprand of Cremona (Medieval Texts in Translation)

Author : Liudprand (Bishop of Cremona)

Publisher : CUA Press

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 41,7 MB

Release : 2007-12

Category : History

ISBN : 0813215064

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This modern English translation of all the surviving literary compositions ascribed to Liudprand, the bishop of Cremona from 962 to 972, offers unrivaled insight into society and culture in western Europe during the "iron century."







The Counter-Revolution in Diplomacy and Other Essays

Author : G. Berridge

Publisher : Springer

Page : 231 pages

File Size : 31,43 MB

Release : 2011-02-08

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 023030902X

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This book brings together for the first time a large collection of essays (including three new ones) of a leading writer on diplomacy. They challenge the fashionable view that the novel features of contemporary diplomacy are its most important, and use new historical research to explore questions not previously treated in the same systematic manner





Books on Turkey

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Publisher : Pandora Yay ve Bilgisayar Ltd

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 13,15 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Catalogs, Books

ISBN : 9789757638209

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By the Emperor's Hand

Author : Timothy Dawson

Publisher : Frontline Books

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 50,13 MB

Release : 2015-09-30

Category : History

ISBN : 1848324634

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As absolute as Hitler's control over the German war machine was, it depended on the ability, judgment and unquestioning loyalty of the senior officers charged with putting his ideas, however difficult, into effect.Top military historian James Lucas examines the stories of fourteen of these men: all of different rank, from varied backgrounds, and highly awarded, they exemplify German military prowess at its most dangerous. Among his subjects are Eduard Dietl, the commander of German forces in Norway and Eastern Europe; Werner Kampf, one of the most successful Panzer commanders of the war; and Kurt Meyer, commander of the Hitler Youth Division and one of Germany's youngest general officers.The author, one of the leading experts on all aspects of German military conduct of the Second World War, offers the reader a rare look into the nature of the German Army a curious mix of individual strength, petty officialdom and pragmatic action.



The 'Annals' of Flodoard of Reims, 919-966

Author : Bernard S. Bachrach

Publisher : University of Toronto Press

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 40,73 MB

Release : 2004-11-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1442608579

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This fascinating account is the principal source for a number of momentous political developments leading up to the millennium. These include struggles among the Carolingians, the rise of the Saxon dynasty in Germany, and various Viking and Magyar raids. Academics please note that this is a title classified as having a restricted allocation of complimentary copies; complimentary copies remain readily available to adopters and to academics very likely to adopt this title in the coming academic year. When adoption possibilities are less strong and/or further in the future, academics are requested to purchase the title at an academic discount, with the proviso that University of Toronto Press will happily refund the purchase price (with or without a receipt) if the book is indeed adopted.