Middle and late Byzantine poetry: texts and contexts

This book aims at a better understanding of middle and late Byzantine poetry by offering both studies on specific authors and their texts and editions of so far unknown texts. It is only in recent years that Byzantine poetry " a long-neglected aspect of Byzantine literature " has attracted...

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Weitere Verfasser: Rhoby, Andreas 1974- (HerausgeberIn), Zagklas, Nikos (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Turnhout Brepols [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Byzantios: Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization 14
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Zusammenfassung:This book aims at a better understanding of middle and late Byzantine poetry by offering both studies on specific authors and their texts and editions of so far unknown texts. It is only in recent years that Byzantine poetry " a long-neglected aspect of Byzantine literature " has attracted the attention of philologists, literary and cultural historians. This holds true especially for the poetry written in middle and late Byzantium.Though many collections of poems are available in modern critical editions, a considerable amount of texts still remains completely unedited or accessible only in outdated and unreliable editions. Moreover, many works of this period have never been studied thoroughly with regard to their cultural impact on society. Issues of authorship and patronage, function, literary motives, generic qualities, and manuscripts still await further study.00This volume aims to take a step to fill this gap. Although it includes studies on poetry from the early tenth to the fifteenth centuries, the main focus is placed on the Komnenian and Palaeologan times. It presents editions of completely unknown texts, such as a twelfth-century cycle of epigrams on John Klimax. It includes studies on various types of poetry, including didactic, occasional, and even poetry written for liturgical purposes. By analysing these works and placing them within their literary and socio-cultural context, we can draw conclusions about the cultural tastes of the Byzantines and acquire a more nuanced picture of middle and late Byzantine poetry
Beschreibung:VI, 413 Seiten
ISBN:9782503578866

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