Writing and reading Byzantine secular poetry, 1025-1081 /

In the mid eleventh century, secular poetry attained a hitherto unseen degree of wit, vividness, and personal involvement, chiefly exemplified in the poetry of Christophoros Mitylenaios, Ioannes Mauropous, and Michael Psellos. This book examines the various social occasions, opportunities, and const...

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Main Author:	Bernard, Floris (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language Notes:	English, with some passsages in Greek followed by English translation.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Subjects:	Byzantine poetry > History and criticism. Byzantine Empire > Civilization. Poésie byzantine > Histoire et critique. Empire byzantin > Civilisation. POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval. Byzantine poetry Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book