due to the fact that the entire Internet fixated on Writing skirmish two ladies want to remind you that there are other ladies who write. and much more interesting. Here Judith Herrin,-nice in all respects, Lady! wrote a story romeyskoy imperii.i, published)
Herrin, Judith. \u0026lt;i> Byzantium. The Surprising Life of a Medieval
Empire</i>. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Pp. 440.
$19.95. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-14369-9.
Reviewed by Danielle Slootjes
Radboud University Nijmegen
d.slootjes@let.ru.nl
When Judith Herrin, one of the best known scholars on Byzantium,
was asked by workmen in her office building what Byzantine History
is, she decided it might be time to write a history of the
Byzantine Empire which would explain to a broader audience what it
is that makes the Byzantine world so exciting, lively, mysterious
and above all, difficult to grasp. The result of her undertaking is
the book under review.
The book is divided into four parts that together contain twenty-
eight chapters, which have a chronological as well as a thematic
approach. In the first part, <i>Foundations of Byzantium</i>,
Herrin concentrates on the early history of the Byzantine Empire,
in which she skillfully interweaves themes such as the foundation
of the city of Constantinople, the rise of Christianity, or the
mosaics of Ravenna with a chronological narrative.
Empire</i>. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Pp. 440.
$19.95. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-14369-9.
Reviewed by Danielle Slootjes
Radboud University Nijmegen
d.slootjes@let.ru.nl
When Judith Herrin, one of the best known scholars on Byzantium,
was asked by workmen in her office building what Byzantine History
is, she decided it might be time to write a history of the
Byzantine Empire which would explain to a broader audience what it
is that makes the Byzantine world so exciting, lively, mysterious
and above all, difficult to grasp. The result of her undertaking is
the book under review.
The book is divided into four parts that together contain twenty-
eight chapters, which have a chronological as well as a thematic
approach. In the first part, <i>Foundations of Byzantium</i>,
Herrin concentrates on the early history of the Byzantine Empire,
in which she skillfully interweaves themes such as the foundation
of the city of Constantinople, the rise of Christianity, or the
mosaics of Ravenna with a chronological narrative.
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