War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa
A Historical Study of Corippus' Iohannis
- Author: Andy Merrills, University of Leicester
- Date Published: October 2023
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009391986
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In around 550 the Latin poet Corippus composed his epic Iohannis to celebrate the forgotten wars of a Byzantine general against the 'Moorish' or 'Berber' peoples of North Africa. This book explores the rich narrative of that poem and the changing political, social and cultural environment within which he worked. It reappraises the dramatic first decades of Byzantine North Africa (533-550) and discusses the ethnography of Moorish Africa, the diplomatic and military history of the imperial administration, and the religious transformations (both Christian and 'pagan') of this period. By considering the Iohannis as a political text, it sheds new light on the continued importance of poetry and literature on the southern fringes of imperial power, and presents a model for reading epic as a historical source. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Read more- Demonstrates the value (and challenges) of reading epic as a historical source
- Combines historical, philological and archaeological evidence to illuminate an important period of history
- Casts important light on a neglected period of early medieval history, being the first monograph on the history of Byzantine Africa since 1896
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'[This] should be the first book consulted by historians interested in using Corippus' Iohannis as a source. Moreover, it is an excellent book for those with a passion for late antique North Africa or late Latin epic poetry.' David Alan Parnell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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- Date Published: October 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009391986
- length: 320 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 159 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- contains: 2 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. I sing of things that are not unknown: epic and history in Byzantine Africa
2. Prelude to a war: Byzantine Africa 533-546
3. Past and future in the Iohannis
4. Corippus and the Moorish World
5. For every blade was red war and bloodshed in the Iohannis
6. Christianity and paganism in the Iohannis
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