Middle and Late Byzantine Poetry
Texts and Contexts
Edited by Andreas Rhoby Edited by Nikolaos Zagklas
It is only in recent years that Byzantine poetry-a long-neglected aspect of Byzantine literaturehas 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 co
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in modern critical editions, a considerable amount of texts still remains completely unedited or accessible only in outdated and unreliable editions.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. This 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.
- Edited by Andreas Rhoby
- Edited by Nikolaos Zagklas
Other Titles in this Series
The Literary Legacy of Byzantium
Editions, translations and studies in honour of Joseph A. Munitiz SJ
Volume 15
L’icone dans la pensee et dans l’art
Constitutions, contestations, reinventions de la notion d'image divine en contexte chretien
Volume 10
The Byzantine Historiographical Prefaces (4th-15th Centuries)
A Study on Praxis and Culture of Writing History in Byzantium
Volume 23
Intercultural Encounters in Medieval Greece after 1204
The Evidence of Art and Material Culture
Volume 19
Ideology and Patronage in Byzantium
Dedicatory Inscriptions and Patron Images from Middle Byzantine Macedonia and Thrace
Volume 21
Epirus Revisited. New Perceptions of its History and Material Culture
From the Thematic Session 'Epirus Revisited' of the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Belgrade, 22-27 August 2016
Volume 16
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