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A Companion to Byzantine Epistolography (Brill's Companions to the Byzantine World, 7)

By Alexander Riehle

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2020
ISBN
9004413693, 9789004413696
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7381753 bytes)
Pages
544\544
Time added
2022-10-05 13:30:48

Description

A Companion to Byzantine Epistolography offers the first comprehensive introduction and scholarly guide to the cultural practice and literary genre of letter-writing in the Byzantine Empire. Contents Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction Byzantine Epistolography: a Historical and Historiographical Sketch Chapter 1 Letter Writing in Antiquity and Early Christianity Chapter 2 Syriac Epistolography Chapter 3 Letter Collections in the Latin West Chapter 4 Michael Psellos Chapter 5 The Letters of Demetrios Kydones Chapter 6 Epistolography and Rhetoric Chapter 7 Epistolography and Diplomatics Chapter 8 Didacticism in Byzantine Epistolography Chapter 9 Epistolography and Philosophy Chapter 10 Epistolary Culture and Friendship Chapter 11 Epistolary Communication: Rituals and Codes Chapter 12 The Epistolographic Self Chapter 13 The Letter in the Theatron: Epistolary Voice, Character, and Soul (and Their Audience) Chapter 14 Letters and Letter Exchange in Byzantine Art Chapter 15 Letters in Narrative Literature Chapter 16 Letters and Network Analysis Chapter 17 Letters and New Philology General Bibliography General Index Index of Greek Terms Index of Manuscripts Index of Papyri

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