The Sicilian Vespers by Steven Runciman
On 30 March 1282, as the bells of Palermo were ringing for Vespers, the Sicilian townsfolk, crying 'Death to the French', slaughtered the garrison and administration of their Angevin King. Seen in historical perspective it was not an especially big massacre: the revolt of the long-subjugated Sicilians might seem just another resistance movement. But the events of 1282 came at a crucial moment. Steven Runciman takes the Vespers as the climax of a great narrative sweep covering the whole of the Mediterranean in the thirteenth century. His sustained narrative power is displayed here with concentrated brilliance in the rise and fall of this fascinating episode. This is also an excellent guide to the historical background to Dante's Divine Comedy, forming almost a Who's Who of the political figures in it and providing insight into their placement in Hell, Paradise or Purgatory.-
What is Life?
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Governing the Commons
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A Mathematician's Apology
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Mortal Questions
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The Invention of Tradition
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The Discarded Image
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The New Knighthood
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The Two Cultures
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On Growth and Form
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English as a Global Language
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Something of Myself and Other Autobiographical Writings
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Mr Tompkins in Paperback
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An Experiment in Criticism
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Morality
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Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning
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The Spanish Labyrinth
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The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
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Aztecs
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The Golem
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Think on my Words
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Nations and Nationalism since 1780
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The Decipherment of Linear B
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The Trial of the Templars
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'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism'
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Language Death
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The Life of Isaac Newton
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States and Social Revolutions
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Quantum Physics
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The Conquests of Alexander the Great
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Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older
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Information and the Nature of Reality
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
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The Allegory of Love
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Medieval Women
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The English Language
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The Golem at Large
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Studies in Words
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On Space and Time
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The British Isles
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Science and Religion
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What Was History?
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Spenser's Images of Life
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Ecological Imperialism
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The Theft of History
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Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
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When Things Fell Apart
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Liberty before Liberalism
'Canto Classics has recently reprinted Steven Runciman's The Sicilian Vespers, which expertly guides us through the murky world of 13th century European high politics, its twists and turns, sudden shifts in fortune, alliance, tactics and strategy; and compellingly depicts the brigand-dynasts of the West vying for each other's thrones and fiefdoms, conspiring, plotting and murdering their way in vain pursuit of power and wealth' John Akritas, Hellenic Antidote
'The Sicilian Vespers is fascinating just considered as a Sicilian story. … Runciman's narrative and analysis comes embedded within the beautiful style of writing for which he is famous … a pleasure to read.' Stephen Keim, Hearsay: The Journal of the Bas Association of Queensland
'The Sicilian Vespers is fascinating just considered as a Sicilian story. … Runciman's narrative and analysis comes embedded within the beautiful style of writing for which he is famous … a pleasure to read.' Stephen Keim, Hearsay: The Journal of the Bas Association of Queensland
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781107604742 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107604745 |
| Title | The Sicilian Vespers |
| Author | Steven Runciman |
| Series | Canto Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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