Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204)
Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204)
New Texts, New Approaches
January 2025
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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.
- The first book focused on Byzantine poetry in the rich cultural climate of the Komnenian period
- Examines the school as an important venue for the composition and use of texts in verse and sheds new light on the relationship between poetry, patronage and power by studying texts that have received little or no scholarly attention so far
- Presents editions of previously unedited materials
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Table of Contents
- Introduction: Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081–1204) Nikos Zagklas and Baukje van den Berg
- Part I. Poetry and Twelfth-Century Literary Culture:
- 1. 'The Force of Discourses': Literary Production in the Komnenian Era Panagiotis A. Agapitos
- 2. Poetry and Theatre in Twelfth-Century Constantinople Paul Magdalino
- 3. Rethinking the Mixed Style in Twelfth-Century Poetry Markéta Kulhánková
- 4.'Wishing to Imitate the Poet': Prose and the Study of Ancient Poetry in the Twelfth Century Emmanuel C. Bourbouhakis
- Part II. Poetry and the School:
- 5. The Didactic Poetry of Niketas of Herakleia and the Use of Verse in Byzantine Teaching Practice Floris Bernard
- 6. Teaching Grammar through Poetry: Tzetzes' Scholia on the Carmina Iliaca in Context Baukje van den Berg
- 7. Of Mice and Cat: The Katomyomachia as Drama, Parody, School Text and Animal Tale Marc D. Lauxtermann
- 8. On the Roses: Reflections on a Neglected Poem by Nicholas Kallikles (Carm. 29 Romano) Giulia Gerbi
- Part III. Poetry, Patronage and Power:
- 9. 'Receiving Rich Gifts': Negotiating Power in the Metrical Paratexts of the Vossianus Gr. Q1 Aglae Pizzone
- 10. The Poetics of Patronage: Constructing the Image of the Patron in Dedicatory Epigrams in Monumental Painting of the Komnenian Period in Greece Nektarios Zarras
- 11. David as Model for the Emperor and His Poet: Theodore Prodromos and John II Komnenos Rachele Ricceri
- Part IV. New Texts, New Interpretations:
- 12. Manganeios Prodromos: His Life and Writings †Elizabeth Jeffreys and Michael Jeffreys
- 13. An Unedited Cycle of Byzantine Verse Scholia on Herodotus in the Light of Twelfth-Century Verse Scholia on Ancient Historians Julián Bértola
- 14. Constantine Manasses' Astrological Poem: Editorial Problems, Quellenforschung and Cultural Context Konstantinos Chryssogelos
- 15. The Learned Bishop and the Unicorn: Michael Choniates, Poem 5 Lampros Ugo Mondini.
