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Chapter 9 - The Protean Emperor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2021

Siren Çelik
Siren Çelik
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Marmara University, Istanbul
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This chapter chiefly deals with Manuel's ethico-political works, his Foundations of Imperial Conduct and the Seven Ethico-Political Orations. They are analysed with regard to the emperor's ethico-political thought, his reliance on Aristotelian ethics, his self-representation and the political messages he embedded into these works. Manuel's literary network, manuscripts and his collaborations with the literati are further investigated, while panegyrics and other works addressed to the emperor receiveattention. In this regard, the emperor's reactions to praise and criticism are examined, offering an insight into his personality. The chapter ends with a discussion of the political situation between the years 1416–21 and an analysis of the political differences between Manuel and his son John VIII.

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Manuel II PalaiologosLate Byzantine historyByzantine philosophyAristotelian ethicsByzantine rhetoricliterary networksByzantine literatureByzantine-Ottoman relations
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Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult
 , pp. 319 - 357
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • The Protean Emperor
  • Siren Çelik
  • Book: Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
  • Online publication: 25 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108874038.012
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  • The Protean Emperor
  • Siren Çelik
  • Book: Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
  • Online publication: 25 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108874038.012
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  • The Protean Emperor
  • Siren Çelik
  • Book: Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
  • Online publication: 25 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108874038.012
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