Studies On Byzantine Literature Of The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
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Studies On Byzantine Literature Of The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
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Author : Alexander Kazhdan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-19
Studies On Byzantine Literature Of The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries written by Alexander Kazhdan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-19 with History categories.
Byzantine literature is often regarded as little more than an agglomeration of stereotyped forms and generic conventions which allows no scope for individual thought or expression. Accordingly, histories of Byzantine literature tend to focus on the history of genres. The essays in this book challenge the traditional view. They attempt to show the coherence and individuality not of the genre but of author. By careful analysis of all the works of a given author, regardless of genre, these studies aim to reach behind the facade of convention, to discover not only biographical facts but also the writer's own likes and dislikes, his social views, his political sympathies and antipathies, his ethical and aesthetic standards. Most of the authors under consideration lived in the twelfth century. Several of them experienced or wrote about the same set of events; often they were acquainted with one another, or else had mutual friends. Thus each essay is both complete in itself and complementary to the others in the book; the individuality of each writer is most fully revealed in the comparison with his contemporaries and conversely the separate portraits may be combined to form a broader picture of Byzantine literary society of the time.
Studies On Byzantine Literature Of The 11th And 12th Centuries
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Author : Alexander Kazhdan
language : en
Publisher: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris
Release Date : 1984-01-01
Studies On Byzantine Literature Of The 11th And 12th Centuries written by Alexander Kazhdan and has been published by Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-01-01 with categories.
"Byzantine literature is often regarded as little more than an agglomeration of stereotyped forms and generic conventions which allows no scope for individual thought or expression. Accordingly, histories of Byzantine literature tend to focus on the history of genres. The essays in this book challenge the traditional view. They attempt to show the coherence and individuality not of the genre but of author. By careful analysis of all the works of a given author, regardless of genre, these studies aim to reach behind the facade of convention, to discover not only biographical facts but also the writer's own likes and dislikes, his social views, his political sympathies and antipathies, his ethical and aesthetic standards. Most of the authors under consideration lived in the twelfth century. Several of them experienced or wrote about the same set of events; often they were acquainted with one another, or else had mutual friends. Thus each essay is both complete in itself and complementary to the others in the book; the individuality of each writer is most fully revealed in the comparison with his contemporaries and conversely the separate portraits may be combined to form a broader picture of Byzantine literary society of the time"--Publisher description.
Change In Byzantine Culture In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
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Author : A. P. Kazhdan
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1990-02
Change In Byzantine Culture In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries written by A. P. Kazhdan and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-02 with Art categories.
Byzantium, that dark sphere on the periphery of medieval Europe, is commonly regarded as the immutable residue of Rome's decline. In this highly original and provocative work, Alexander Kazhdan and Ann Wharton Epstein revise this traditional image by documenting the dynamic social changes that occurred during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
People And Power In Byzantium
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Author : Aleksandr Petrovich Kazhdan
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1982
People And Power In Byzantium written by Aleksandr Petrovich Kazhdan and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Poetry And Its Contexts In Eleventh Century Byzantium
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Author : Floris Bernard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-22
Poetry And Its Contexts In Eleventh Century Byzantium written by Floris Bernard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-22 with History categories.
Byzantine poetry of the eleventh century is fascinating, yet underexplored terrain. It presents a lively view on contemporary society, is often permeated with wit and elegance, and is concerned with a wide variety of subjects. Only now are we beginning to perceive the possibilities that this poetry offers for our knowledge of Byzantine culture in general, for the intellectual history of Byzantium, and for the evolution of poetry itself. It is, moreover, sometimes in the most neglected texts that the most fascinating discoveries can be made. This book, the first collaborative book-length study on the topic, takes an important step to fill this gap. It brings together specialists of the period who delve into this poetry with different but complementary objectives in mind, covering the links between art and text, linguistic evolutions, social functionality, contemporary reading attitudes, and the like. The authors aim to give the production of 11th-century verse a place in the Byzantine genre system and in the historic evolution of Byzantine poetry and metrics. As a result, this book will, to use the expression of two important poets of the period, "offer a small taste" of what can be gained from the serious study of this period.
Literacy Education And Manuscript Transmission In Byzantium And Beyond
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Author : Catherine Holmes
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Literacy Education And Manuscript Transmission In Byzantium And Beyond written by Catherine Holmes and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with History categories.
This collection of papers offers a variety of new perspectives on the related topics of literacy, education and manuscript transmission in Byzantium and among neighbouring cultures by analysing recently discovered or rarely consulted sources materials.
Byzantine Monastic Libraries In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
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Author : Judith Sarah Waring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Byzantine Monastic Libraries In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries written by Judith Sarah Waring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Social Change In Town And Country In Eleventh Century Byzantium
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Author : James Howard-Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-10
Social Change In Town And Country In Eleventh Century Byzantium written by James Howard-Johnston and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-10 with History categories.
The history of Byzantium pivots around the eleventh century, during which it reached its apogee in terms of power, prestige, and territorial extension, only then to plunge into steep political decline following serious military defeats and extensive territorial losses. The political, economic, and intellectual history of the period is reasonably well understood, but not so what was happening in that crucial intermediary sphere, the social order, which both shaped and was shaped by contemporary ideas and brute economic developments. This volume aims to deepen understanding of Byzantine society by examining material evidence for settlements and production in different regions and by sifting through the far from plentiful literary and documentary sources in order to track what was happening in town and country. There is evidence of significant change: the pattern of landownership continued to shift in favour of those with power and wealth, but there was sustained and effective resistance from peasant villages. Provincial towns prospered in what was an era of sustained economic growth, and, through newly emboldened local elites, took a more active part in public affairs. In the capital the middling classes, comprising much of officialdom and leading traders, gained in importance, while the twin military and civilian elites were merging to form a single governing class. However, despite this social upheaval, careful analysis of these various factors by a range of leading Byzantine historians and archaeologists leads to the overarching conclusion that it was not so much internal structural changes which contributed to the vertiginous decline suffered by Byzantium in the late eleventh century, as the unprecedented combination of dangerous adversaries on different fronts, in the east, north, and west.
Law And Society In Byzantium 9th 12th Centuries
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Author : Angeliki E. Laiou
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1994
Law And Society In Byzantium 9th 12th Centuries written by Angeliki E. Laiou and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
The essays in this volume investigate themes related to the place of law in Byzantine ideology and society. Was this a society which was meant to be governed by law? For answers, these essays look to the intent of the legislators; the attitudes toward the law; the relationship between law, religion, literature, and art.
Change In Byzantine Culture In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
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Author : A. P. Kazhdan
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1990-02
Change In Byzantine Culture In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries written by A. P. Kazhdan and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-02 with Art categories.
Byzantium, that dark sphere on the periphery of medieval Europe, is commonly regarded as the immutable residue of Rome's decline. In this highly original and provocative work, Alexander Kazhdan and Ann Wharton Epstein revise this traditional image by documenting the dynamic social changes that occurred during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.