Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; section one intellectual context; section two ideas and preoccupations; section three historical context and implications; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; General Index; Manuscripts mentioned; Index of Letters of Demetrius Kydones cited; Original works of named authors/translations cited in the text
Summary
Demetrius Kydones was a leading political and intellectual figure in fourteenth-century Byzantium, know especially for his translations of Aquinas and pro-western attitudes. This book examines Kydones career and writings in order to see what light they
