Historical Writing of Early Rus (C. 1000-C. 1400) in a Comparative Perspective

This book discusses the emergence, forms, composition, content, and the functions of historical writing in Rus and sets the material in a comparative context.

About the author

Timofey V. Guimon, Dr.Sc(Hist.) (2014), is a researcher at the Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His publications, including the Russian-language monograph Istoriopisanie rannesrednevekovoi Anglii i Drevnei Rusi. Sravnitel'noe issledovanie (Moscow: Universitet Dmitriia Pozharskogo, 2012), are dedicated to Rus and Anglo-Saxon historical writing as well as to early literacy and written culture; more broadly, he is also interested in the practice and function of writing in pre-modern societies.

Product details

• Authors: Timofey V Guimon, Timofey V. Guimon
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.06.2021
• EAN: 9789004426924
• ISBN: 978-90-04-42692-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 239 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous