Constantine of Rhodes, On Constantinople and the Church of the Holy Apostles (eBook, ePUB)

With a new edition of the Greek text by Ioannis Vassis
Redaktion: James, Liz

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Constantine of Rhodes's tenth-century poem is an account of public monuments in Constantinople and of the Church of the Holy Apostles. On one level, the poem offers an account of what was visible but it cannot be read as a straightforward description. Rather, Constantine's work offers insights into Byzantine perceptions of works of art. This book supersedes the two previous editions of the poem, both dating to 1896, and provides the first full translation of the text. It consists of a new Greek edition of Constantine's poem, with an introductory essay, prepared by Ioannis Vassis, and a translation and commentary by a group of scholars headed by Liz James. Liz James also contributes an extensive discussion of the two distinct parts of the poem, the city monuments and the Church of the Holy Apostles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317161769
• Artikelnr.: 48416988

Autorenporträt

Liz James is Professor of Art History, University of Sussex, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Section I The Poem: Introduction to the Greek edition, Ioannis Vassis
Text and Translation: Edition by Ioannis Vassis
Translation by Vassiliki Dimitropoulou, Liz James and Robert Jordan
Indexes
Commentary on the translation, Liz James. Section II Constantine of Rhodes's Poem and Art History, by Liz James: The poet and the poem
'A partial account of the statues of the city and its high and very great columns': Constantine
account of Constantinople
The church of the Holy Apostles: fact and fantasy, descriptions and reconstructions
In conclusion
Bibliography
General index.