Italy in the Central Middle Ages

Italy in the Central Middle Ages
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-924704-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 391 g

The eleventh to the early fourteenth centuries saw a great transformation in the political, cultural and economic life of the Italian peninsula, marked by the rise of the autonomous city-states in the north and centre, the expansion of international trade, and the creation of a wealthy southern kingdom which reached the peak of its power in this period, before fragmenting in two in the late thirteenth century. It was also the period in which the various dialects that we now call the Italian language came into being, and in which Tuscan in particular became the vehicle for impressive literary innovation.

Presenting a rounded view of Italy at a time when it was the most dynamic region in western Europe, this book looks at Italy in its entirety, rather than concentrating largely on the north, as previous studies have done. It also includes expert coverage of topics such as the family and the Jewish, Greek, and Muslim minority communities, in addition to its coverage of developments in the cities, rural life, trade, the monarchy, papal Italy, and language and culture.

Zielgruppe

Students of history of the relevant countries and periods, interested general readers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abulafia, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- 1: Eddie Coleman: Cities and Communes

- 2: Hiroshi Takayama: Law and Monarchy

- 3: Brenda Bolton: Papal Italy

- 4: Trevor Dean: The Signori

- 5: Marco Tangheroni: Trade and Navigation

- 6: Steven Epstein: The Family

- 7: Duane Osheim: Rural Italy

- 8: Patricia Skinner: Material Life

- 9: Alberto Varvaro: Language and Culture

- 10: David Abulafia: The Italian Other: Greeks, Muslims and Jews

- 11: Marco Tangheroni: Sardinia and Italy

- Conclusion

- Chronology, Bibliography, Maps

Über Autor(innen)

David Abulafia is Professor of Mediterranean History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College. He has published widely on the history of the Mediterranean from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries.