Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stepanos Asoghik de Taron (0928?-1019)
Titre(s) : The Universal History of Stepanos Tarōneci [Texte imprimé] / introduction, translation, and commentary Tim Greenwood
Traduction de : Tiezerakan patmowt̕iwn
Édition : 1st. ed.
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-358 pages) : maps ; 24 cm
Collection : Oxford studies in Byzantium
Lien à la collection : Oxford studies in byzantium
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-337) and indexes
The 'Universal History' ('Patmut'iwn tiezerakan') of Step'anos Taronec'i is a history
of the world in three books, composed by the Armenian scholar at the end of the tenth
century and extending from the era of Abraham to the turn of the first millennium.
It was completed in 1004/5 CE, at a time when the Byzantine Empire was expanding eastwards
across the districts of historic Armenia and challenging key aspects of Armenian identity.
Step'anos responded to these changing circumstances by looking to the past and fusing
Armenian tradition with Persian, Roman, and Islamic history, thereby asserting that
Armenia had a prominent and independent place in world history. The 'Universal History'
was intended to affirm and reinforce Armenian cultural memory. This volume presents
the first ever English translation of this work, drawing upon Manukyan's 2012 critical
edition of the text, and is also the first study and translation of the Universal
History to be published outside Armenia for a century. Fully annotated and with a
substantial introduction, it not only provides an accessible guide to the text, drawing
on the most up-to-date scholarship available, but also offers valuable new insights
into the significance of an often overlooked work, the intellectual and literary contexts
within which it was composed, and its place in the Armenian tradition
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Greenwood, Tim. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Stepanos Asoghik de Taron (0928?-1019)
Histoire universelle
Arménie -- 428-1522
Genre ou forme : Ouvrages avant 1800
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780198792512. - ISBN 0198792514 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454266638
Notice n° :
FRBNF45426663
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The World of Step'anos Taronec'i ; The Life and Career of Step'anos ; Historiographical
Context ; Structure, Content, Purpose ; Book I. The Distant Past ; Abraham to Trdat
; Book II. The Armenian Past ; Trdat to Asot I Bagratuni ; Book III. The Tenth Century
; Asot I Bagratuni to the Present ; Reception ; Editions, Translations, and the
Manuscript Tradition ; Conclusion ; Note on Translation ; Book I ; Book II ;
Book III.
