Title The letters of Psellos : cultural networks and historical realities / edited by Michael Jeffreys and Marc D. Lauxtermann

Edition First edition Published Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (468 pages) Series Oxford studies in Byzantium Oxford studies in Byzantium. Contents Introduction / Marc D. Lauxtermann -- Educational networks in the letters of Michael Psellos / Floris Bernard -- Michael Psellos and the monastery / Michael Jeffreys -- Constantine, nephew of the patriarch Keroularios, and his good friend Michael Psellos / Michael Jeffreys -- The intertwined lives of Michael Psellos and John Mauropous / Marc D. Lauxtermann -- Venomous praise : some remarks on Michael Psellos' letters to Leon Paraspondylos / Diether Roderich Reinsch -- Summaries of the letters of Michael Psellos / Michael Jeffreys Summary The Letters of Psellos' is the first detailed study of the correspondence of Michael Psellos, a leading Byzantine intellectual, politician, and writer of the eleventh century. Psellos' corpus of over 500 letters represents a historical source of great significance for the study of society and culture of the time: literary masterpieces in and of themselves, yet often complex and difficult to understand in their entirety, they not only rebound with subtlety and humour, but also offer invaluable information on myriad subjects ranging from the political culture of Byzantium and its civil administration to social codes, religious beliefs, and popular culture.--Provided by the publisher Notes 'This volume consists of two uneven parts: a number of papers presented at a workshop dedicated to the correpondence of Michael Psellos, held in Oxford on 6-7 November 2010, and the summaries of all the letters of Michael Psellos. The second part is obviously the most important one ... In an ideal world this volume would have come out after, not before Stratis Papaioannou's forthcoming edition of the letters of Psellos."--Page v Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 7th, 2023) Subject Psellus, Michael -- Criticism and interpretation Psellus, Michael. Correspondence. SUBJECT Psellus, Michael fast Subject Courts and courtiers SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- Court and courtiers -- Congresses Byzantine Empire -- History -- 1025-1081 -- Congresses Subject Byzantine Empire Genre/Form Electronic books Conference papers and proceedings Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Jeffreys, Michael, editor. Lauxtermann, Marc Diederik, editor. ISBN 9780191829307 0191829307 9780191091018 0191091014

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