Masculinity, Identity, and Power Politics in the Age of Justinian: A Study of Procopius

by Michael Stewart

1. This will be first monograph to offer an in-depth analysis of Procopius's gendered discourse in the Wars and the Secret History. By amalgamating gendered and intertextual approaches, this book will provide insights into many of the current debates surrounding Procopius' literary influences and aims, his attitudes towards non-Romans, soldier-eunuchs, Belisarius, Justinian and the 'reconquests', and sixth-century constructions of gender more generally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462988234
• ISBN13: 9789462988231
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"