Poetry in Byzantine literature and society (1081-1204): new texts, new approaches

The twelfth century was one of the most fertile periods in Byzantine literary history and this volume is the first to focus exclusively on its abundant poetic production. It explores the broader sociocultural tendencies that shaped twelfth-century literature in both prose and verse by examining the...

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Other Authors: Berg, Baukje van den ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor), Zagklas, Nikos (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009467292?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009467292?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009467292?locatt=mode:legacy
Summary:The twelfth century was one of the most fertile periods in Byzantine literary history and this volume is the first to focus exclusively on its abundant poetic production. It explores the broader sociocultural tendencies that shaped twelfth-century literature in both prose and verse by examining the school as an important venue for the composition and use of texts written in verse, by shedding new light on the relationship between poetry, patronage and power, and by offering the first editions and interpretive studies of hitherto neglected works. In this way, it enhances our knowledge of the history of Byzantine literature and enables us to situate Medieval Greek poetry in the broader literary world of the medieval Mediterranean
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 418 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009467292
DOI:10.1017/9781009467292