Poetry in Byzantine Literature and Society (1081-1204) - Hardcover

by Baukje Van Den Berg (Editor), Nikos Zagklas (Editor)

Explores the abundant poetic production of an especially fertile period in Byzantine literary history. Examines schools as important venues for the composition and use of verse texts, sheds new light on the relationship between poetry, patronage and power, and offers the first editions and interpretive studies of hitherto neglected works.