Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204) New Texts, New Approaches |
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| Editor:
| van den Berg, Baukje
Zagklas, Nikos |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-46732-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2024 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $192.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the abundant poetic production of an especially fertile period in Byzantine literary history. Examines schools as important venues for the composition and use of verse texts, sheds new light on the relationship between poetry, patronage and power, and offers the first editions and interpretive studies of hitherto neglected works.
Explores the abundant poetic production of an especially fertile period in Byzantine literary history. Examines schools as important venues for the composition and use of verse texts, sheds new light on the relationship between poetry, patronage and power, and offers the first editions and interpretive studies of hitherto neglected works.