Carrie E Benes (29 results)

Hardcover. 8vo. pp xii, 278. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's maroon cloth with gilt lettering at spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780271037653 Fine in fine dust jacket.

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Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Sehr gut. 276 p.: Ill., Maps. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist minimal berieben. Sost aber ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar/ Only the dust jacket is minimally rubbed. Otherwise a very good and clean copy. - Between 1250 and 1350, numerous Italian city-states jockeyed for position in a cutthroat political climate. Seeking to legitimate and ennoble their autonomy, they turned to ancient Rome for concrete and symbolic sources of identity. Each city-state appropriated classical symbols, ancient materials, and Roman myths to legitimate its regime as a logical successor to-or continuation of-Roman rule.-In Urban Legends, Carrie Benes illuminates this role of the classical past in the construction of late medieval Italian urban identity. CONTENT: List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Note on the Text xiii Introduction i i Appropriating a Roman Past . Padua: Rehousing the Relics of Antenor Genoa: Many Januses for Civic Unity Siena: Romulus and Remus Revisited Perugia: Adopting a New Aeneas Classical Scholarship and Public Service Conclusion. ISBN 9780271037653 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 509.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces non-specialists to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa. Focusing mostly on the eleventh to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Genoa and the Genoese within the broader history of the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Thematic contributions highlight the interdependence of local, regional, and international concerns, and serve as a helpful corrective to the traditional overemphasis of Florence and Venice in the English-language historiography of medieval Italy. The volume thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of medieval Italyas well as a handy introduction to the riches of the Genoese archivesto undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in related fields.Contributors are Ross Balzaretti, Carrie E. Bene, Denise Bezzina, Roberta Braccia, Luca Filangieri, George L. Gorse, Paola Guglielmotti, Thomas Kirk, Sandra Macchiavello, Merav Mack, Jeffrey Miner, Rebecca Müller, Antonio Musarra, Sandra Origone, Giovanna Petti Balbi, Valeria Polonio, Gervase Rosser, Antonella Rovere, Stefan Stantchev, and Carlo Taviani.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces non-specialists to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa. Focusing mostly on the eleventh to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Genoa and the Genoese within the broader history of the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Thematic contributions highlight the interdependence of local, regional, and international concerns, and serve as a helpful corrective to the traditional overemphasis of Florence and Venice in the English-language historiography of medieval Italy. The volume thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of medieval Italyas well as a handy introduction to the riches of the Genoese archivesto undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in related fields.Contributors are Ross Balzaretti, Carrie E. Bene, Denise Bezzina, Roberta Braccia, Luca Filangieri, George L. Gorse, Paola Guglielmotti, Thomas Kirk, Sandra Macchiavello, Merav Mack, Jeffrey Miner, Rebecca Müller, Antonio Musarra, Sandra Origone, Giovanna Petti Balbi, Valeria Polonio, Gervase Rosser, Antonella Rovere, Stefan Stantchev, and Carlo Taviani.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces non-specialists to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa. Focusing mostly on the eleventh to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Genoa and the Genoese within the broader history of the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Thematic contributions highlight the interdependence of local, regional, and international concerns, and serve as a helpful corrective to the traditional overemphasis of Florence and Venice in the English-language historiography of medieval Italy. The volume thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of medieval Italyas well as a handy introduction to the riches of the Genoese archivesto undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in related fields.Contributors are Ross Balzaretti, Carrie E. Bene, Denise Bezzina, Roberta Braccia, Luca Filangieri, George L. Gorse, Paola Guglielmotti, Thomas Kirk, Sandra Macchiavello, Merav Mack, Jeffrey Miner, Rebecca Müller, Antonio Musarra, Sandra Origone, Giovanna Petti Balbi, Valeria Polonio, Gervase Rosser, Antonella Rovere, Stefan Stantchev, and Carlo Taviani.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorCarrie E. Benes, PhD. (UCLA, 2004), is Associate Professor of Medieval and Renaissance History at New College of Florida and the author of Urban Legends: Civic Identity & the Classical Past in Northern Italy..

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces non-specialists to recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa. Focusing mostly on the eleventh to fifteenth centuries, the volume positions the city of Genoa and the Genoese within the broader history of the Italian peninsula and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Thematic contributions highlight the interdependence of local, regional, and international concerns, and serve as a helpful corrective to the traditional overemphasis of Florence and Venice in the English-language historiography of medieval Italy. The volume thus offers a fresh perspective on the history of medieval Italyas well as a handy introduction to the riches of the Genoese archivesto undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in related fields.Contributors are Ross Balzaretti, Carrie E. Bene, Denise Bezzina, Roberta Braccia, Luca Filangieri, George L. Gorse, Paola Guglielmotti, Thomas Kirk, Sandra Macchiavello, Merav Mack, Jeffrey Miner, Rebecca Müller, Antonio Musarra, Sandra Origone, Giovanna Petti Balbi, Valeria Polonio, Gervase Rosser, Antonella Rovere, Stefan Stantchev, and Carlo Taviani.…

Gr- 8°. XXVII, 560 pp., with 8 maops and 85 illustrations Original hardcpover Brill's Companions to European History, 15. With 18 contributions. - Fine, clean, with a small dedication by the editor Benes.

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Explores the role of the classical past in the construction of urban identity in late medieval Italy. Focuses on the appropriation of classical symbols, ancient materials, and Roman myths to legitimate the regimes of various Italian city-states.Klap.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 560 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.