Julian the Apostate in Byzantine Culture

This book analyses Julian the Apostate from the perspectives of Byzantine Culture.

List of contents

I Son of the devil and sophist of wickedness: the black legend / II A sulphurous and versatile emperor / III The Reinvention of Julian by Chroniclers, Historians, and Hagiographers / IV The Blood of Innocents: The Victims of a Sovereign Who is "Deceitful, Capable of Anything, and Skilled in Doing Evil" / V The Blood of Innocents: "a Great Persecution against the Christians" / VI Even the Dead against Julian / VII "Constantine, the son of a prostitute, recognized the true God and you abandon him?" Telescoping Julian and Constantine / VIII Julian in Byzantine liturgical books, a synthesis of the early medieval Byzantine hagiographical tradition / IX Between old stories and new imaginative reconstructions: a glance before the decline of Byzantium / X Approaching the end: a new beginning, longing for a distant past/ XI The end: beyond Byzantium / Bibliography / List of Abbreviations

About the author

Stefano Trovato is Director of the Biblioteca Universitaria (Ministero della Cultura) in Padua, Italy. His research focuses on the classical tradition, with a special interest in the perceptions of the ancient past in the medieval and modern worlds.

Summary

This book analyses Julian the Apostate from the perspectives of Byzantine Culture.

Product details

• Authors: Stefano Trovato
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032017488
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201748-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Routledge Research in Byzantine Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval