The conquered : Byzantium and America on the cusp of modernity

The conquered : Byzantium and America on the cusp of modernity / Eleni Kefala.

"In the middle of the fifteenth century, ominous portents like columns of fire and dense fog were seen above the skies of Constantinople as the Byzantine capital fell under siege by the Ottomans. Allegedly, similar signs appeared a few decades later and seven thousand miles away, forecasting th...

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Main Author: Kefala, Eleni (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2020]
Series:Extravagantes (Dumbarton Oaks)
Subjects:
Collective memory and literature > Turkey > Istanbul.
Collective memory and literature > Mexico > Mexico City.
Civilization, Modern.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Conquerors in literature.
Istanbul (Turkey) > History > Siege, 1453.
Mexico City (Mexico) > History > To 1519.
Istanbul (Turkey) > Social conditions.
Mexico City (Mexico) > Social conditions > 16th century.
History.
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Call Number: PN56.C618 K44 2020
Status: Available

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