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Record Nr.

UNISA996213730103316

Autore

Bernard Floris

Titolo

Writing and reading byzantine secular poetry, 1025-1081 / / Floris Bernard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

9780191773044

0-19-177304-2

0-19-100878-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 376 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford Studies in Byzantium

Disciplina

881.0208

Soggetti

Byzantine poetry - History and criticism

Byzantine Empire Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Note to the Reader -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Concepts -- 3 Readings -- 4 Collections -- 5 Ambitions -- 6 Education -- 7 Competitions -- 8 Patronage -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Works -- Index of Manuscripts

Sommario/riassunto

In the mid-11th century, secular Byzantine poetry attained a hitherto unseen degree of wit, vividness, and personal involvement. This volume considers this poetic activity as a whole, focusing on Byzantine conceptions of the role of poetry in society.