Jacopo Da Varagine's Chronicle of the City of Genoa (Paperback)

C.E. Benes

ISBN 10: 1526164396 / ISBN 13: 9781526164391

Edité par Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2022

Paperback. This book offers the first English translation of the Chronicle of the city of Genoa by the thirteenth-century Dominican Jacopo da Varagine, an author best known for his monumental book of saints' lives, the Golden legend. Jacopo's Chronicle presents a coherent vision of Genoa's place in history, the cosmos and Creation as written by the city's own archbishop mixing eyewitness accounts with scholarly research about the city's origins and didactic reflections on the proper conduct of public and private life. Accompanied by an extensive introduction, this complete translation provides a unique perspective on a dynamic medieval city-state from one of its most important officials, broadening the available literature in English on medieval Italian urban life. This is the first English translation of Jacopo da Varagine's Chronicle of the city of Genoa. It broadens the available literature in English on medieval Italian urban life, providing an engaging introduction to medieval Genoa, civic culture, Dominican composition and the 'historical Jacopo'. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781526164391

Synopsis :

This book offers the first English translation of the Chronicle of the city of Genoa by the thirteenth-century Dominican Jacopo da Varagine, an author best known for his monumental book of saints' lives, the Golden legend. Jacopo's Chronicle presents a coherent vision of Genoa's place in history, the cosmos and Creation as written by the city's own archbishop - mixing eyewitness accounts with scholarly research about the city's origins and didactic reflections on the proper conduct of public and private life. Accompanied by an extensive introduction, this complete translation provides a unique perspective on a dynamic medieval city-state from one of its most important officials, broadening the available literature in English on medieval Italian urban life.

À propos de l'auteur: C. E. Benes is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance History at New College of Florida

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Jacopo Da Varagine's Chronicle of the City ...
Éditeur : Manchester University Press, Manchester
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new