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
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.
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.
"In the mid-eleventh century, secular Byzantine 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 is the first volume to consider this…
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.
