Byzantium in the Popular Imagination. The Modern Reception of the Byzantine Empire

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Kulhánková, Markéta (ed.) - Marciniak, P. (ed.) … celkem 16 autorů
Byzantium in the Popular Imagination. The Modern Reception of the Byzantine Empire.
London: I.B. TAURIS. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. 296 s. New Directions in Byzantine Studies. ISBN 978-0-7556-0728-0; ISBN 978-0-7556-0729-7; ISBN 978-0-7556-0730-3
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378017
Klíčová slova: reception studies * Byzantium * history * literature * popular imagination
Obor OECD: History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

What is the contemporary cultural legac of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium? This book sheds light on the continuing presence of the Byzantine Empire in the modren popular imagintion. The contributors explore various aspects of how the Byzantium is portrayed in modern media, ranging from cinema to comics and videogames. Including case studies on the reception of Byzantium in the cultural production of a range of territories, many of which formerly formed a part of the historical empire, the book shows Byzantium's lasting ability to capture the imagination of people today.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0347814