"Intellectual life" . . "Statesmen Biography Byzantine Empire." . . "Statesmen" . . "Herrschaft." . . . . "The career and writings of Demetrius Kydones : a study of fourteenth-century Byzantine politics, religion and society" . . . "Livres électroniques" . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . "Biografieën (vorm)" . . "The second half of the fourteenth century was a period of rapid change in the Eastern Mediterranean, principally due to the expansion into Europe of the Ottoman Turks. Demetrius Kydones was one of the key Byzantine political and intellectual figures of the time, and his writings are regarded as one of the most important sources for study of the period. Kydones' career spanned at least four decades, from the 1340's to 1380's A Latin scholar, influenced in particular by the writings of Thomas Aquinas (some of which he translated into Greek), Kydones was a leading advocate of improvement of relations between Byzantium and the Latin West as crucial to Byzantine survival. This book examines Kydones' career and writings, investigating how they can contribute to developing a nuanced understanding of Byzantine political and cultural developments in these years of crisis --Book Jacket." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Church history"@en . "Church history" . . . "The career and writings of Demetrius Kydones a study of fourteenth-century Byzantine politics, religion and society"@en . "The career and writings of Demetrius Kydones a study of fourteenth-century Byzantine politics, religion and society" . . . . . . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Career and Writings of Demetrius Kydones a Study of Fourteenth-Century Byzantine Politics, Religion and Society" . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Demetrius Cydones, ca. 1324-ca. 1398." . . "Byzantine Empire Intellectual life." . . "Byzantine Empire Social conditions." . . "Statesmen Byzantine Empire Biography." . . "Authors, Byzantine Biography." . . "Imperio bizantino" . . "Politics and government" . . "Byzantine Empire" . . . . "Byzantijnse rijk." . . "History." . . "HISTORY." . "Schrift." . . "Byzantine Empire Politics and government 1081-1453." . . "Authors, Byzantine" . . "Social conditions" . . "Literature." . . "1081 - 1453" . . "Auteurs byzantins Biographies." . . "Empire byzantin" . . "Hommes d'État Empire byzantin Biographies." . . "Byzantine Empire Church history." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical." . .