Ioannis Canani De Constantinopolitana Obsidione Relatio
Ioannis Canani De Constantinopolitana Obsidione Relatio: With English Translation, Introduction, and Notes of John Kananos' Account of the Siege of Constantinople in 1422 by Andreas Massimo Cuomo
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1501510908 | 200 Pages | PDF | 3.7 MB
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1501510908 | 200 Pages | PDF | 3.7 MB
This volume presents a new critical edition of John Kananos' account of the unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1422. An eye-witness to the siege, Kananos celebrates the defense of the City and its miraculous liberation at the hand of the Mother of God. This book offers a new critical text of Kananos' passionate narrative alongside a new analysis of the manuscripts, an English translation, and a linguistic commentary.