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The Cronaca di Partenope: An Introduction to and Critical Edition of the First Vernacular History of Naples (c. 1350) (Medieval Mediterranean)

By Samantha Kelly

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2011
ISBN
9004194894, 9789004194892
LCC
D847.A2 C37 2011
Open Library ID
OL24884953M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2397942 bytes)
Series
Medieval Mediterranean 89
Pages
375\375
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Narrating the history of Naples from its foundation in early antiquity to the year 1343, the Cronaca di Partenope was the first chronologically comprehensive history of the city and one of the earliest works of any genre composed in the Neapolitan vernacular. Drawing on earlier-medieval texts and a healthy dose of legend, it is a prime witness to Neapolitan identity and memory in the later Middle Ages and an important example of southern Italian civic historiography. This volume offers the first critical edition of the text, accompanied by an extensive introduction that establishes its author, date, historical context, source materials, and later fortunes, including its significant influence on the subsequent development of local historiography

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