Gesta Hungarorum : The Deeds of the Hungarians by Simon of Keza, a Court Cleric of the Hungarian King, Ladislas IV

by Kezai, Simon; Veszpremy, Laszlo; Schaer, Frank

• ISBN13: 9789639116313
• ISBN10: 9639116319
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Central European Univ Pr

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface	vii
Abbreviations	ix
Abbreviated References to Frequently Quoted Titles	ix
Other Abbreviations and Conventions	xii
List of Maps, Figures and Tables	xiii
Introduction	xv
The Manuscripts	xv
Date and Influence	xx
Sources	xxii
Editorial Principles	xxiv
Theoretical Elements in Master Simon of Keza's Gesta Hungarorum (1282--1285)
J. Szucs
The Background: The Emergence of a European Structural Unity	xxix
A New Historical Frame of Reference: The Nation	xli
Simon's Social Theory: The Origins of Human Inequality	lxxii
The New Centre of Political Thought: The Communitas	lxxxv
Two Authors, Two Histories within One Europe	ic
GESTA HUNGARORUM
Simonis de Keza
Simonis de Keza [Gesta Hungarorum]	2	(1)
Explicit Prologus	8	(1)
Incipiunt Hunnorum Gesta	8	(68)
Explicit Liber Primus de Introitu	76	(1)
Incipit Secundus Liber de Reditu	76	(82)
De Nobilibus Advenis	158	(18)
De Udwornicis	176
SIMON OF KEZA THE DEEDS OF THE HUNGARIANS
Simon of Keza [The Deeds of the Hungarians]	3	(184)
End of the Prologue	9	(1)
Beginning of the Deeds of the Huns	9	(68)
End of the First Book, about the Entry	77	(1)
Beginning of the Second Book, about the Return	77	(82)
The Nobles of Foreign Origin	159	(18)
The Udvarnok	177	(10)
Bibliography	187	(30)
Bibliographies on Simon of Keza	188	(1)
Literature	189	(28)
Gazetteer of Geographical Names	217	(4)
Index of Proper Names	221	(8)
Index of Geographical Names	229