Writing and reading byzantine secular poetry, 1025-1081
Auteur :
Bernard, Floris
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198703747
Date de publication :
17 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,2 x 15,7 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
610 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the mid-eleventh century, secular Byzantine poetry attained a hitherto unseen degree of wit, vividness, and personal involvement. This is the first volume to consider this poetic activity as a whole, focusing on Byzantine conceptions of the role of poetry in society.