The Reception of Byzantium in European Culture since 1500 by ... - 9780367879815

The Reception of Byzantium in European Culture since 1500Author(s): Przemyslaw Marciniak, Dion C. Smythe\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367879815, 978-0367879815\nSynopsis\nStudies on the reception of the classical tradition are an indispensable part of classical studies. Understanding the importance of ancient civilization means also studying how it was used subsequently. This kind of approach is still relatively rare in the field of Byzantine Studies. This volume, which is the result of the range of interests in (mostly) non-English-speaking research communities, takes an important step to filling this gap by investigating the place and dimensions of Byzantium after Byzantium. This collection of essays uses the idea of reception-theory and expands it to show how European societies after Byzantium have responded to both the reality, and the idea of Byzantine Civilisation. The authors discuss various forms of.