The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century (Canto) |
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Steven Runciman
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Pages: 368 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0521437741
Pub: Cambridge University Press
Pub date: 1992-07-31
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 63819
Reader Reviews:
The title of the book is misleading (7/7 people found this helpful)
I don't really go for books like this but this was really the only book I thought I could easily find on the Scillian revolt against Charles on Anjou. What it actually turned out to be was a history of the Western Mediterranean, including great personalities of the era such as Manfred, Charles of Anjou, St Louis,Barbarossa, Frederick II Hoenstaufen and the tragic Conradin. I should have expected this considering Sicilly's inexorable links with its neighbours. Overall it was lengthy but readable. I have given it four stars but to be honest thats probably because I don't know who else covers the same ground in such depth. Recommended
History at a friendly form (4/4 people found this helpful)
Steven Runciman's Sicilian Vespers, is one of his most entertaining books. The descriptions, the characters, the text flow in general, is so natural and vivid, that makes it impossible to stop reading before the end of the book. Focusing on the ages between 12th and 14th century, the book gives us a sound image of the complex political and diplomatic intrigues of medieval Europe, historically accurate and in Runciman's unique style. It is highly recommended for all readers.
The best book on the subject (2/4 people found this helpful)
A study of Sicily in the 12th and 13th century, when the island was at the center of Mediterranean (and European) politics. Very entertaining, the best book on the subject.
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