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Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint by David Potter |
Determined to exclude the sensationalism accumulated during two millennia and provide an accessible text, Potter has over-egged the cake. His Theodora does not "live" as she might, but nevertheless the book is worth ploughing through and the Notes are invaluable. Although wordy and repetitious, his deep knowledge of everything from theatre to theology and the people of the time makes this much more than straightforward biography or the rehabilitation of a slandered Empress.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 79 Winter 2016 ) |
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