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Author | : Charles Barber |
Publisher | : Medieval Mediterranean |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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The papers of this volume highlight the intellectual and literary contribution of Michael Psellos (1018-after 1081?) by offering readings of his original texts from a variety of scholarly perspectives.
Author | : Michael Psellus |
Publisher | : ND Michael Psellos in Translat |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780268100483 |
Download Michael Psellos on Literature and Art Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Michael Psellos has long been known as a key figure in the history of Byzantine literary and intellectual culture, but his theoretical and critical reflections on literature and art are little known outside of a small circle of specialists. Most famous for his Chronographia, a history of eleventh-century Byzantine emperors and their reigns, Psellos also excelled in describing as well as prescribing practices and rules for literary discourse and visual culture. The ambition of Michael Psellos on Literature and Art is to illustrate an important chapter in the history of Greek literary and art criticism and introduce precisely this aspect of Psellian writing to a wider public. The editors of this volume present thirty Psellian texts, all of which have been translated - some in part, most in their entirety - into English. In the majority of cases, the works are translated for the first time in any modern language, and several are discussed at length here for the first time. They are grouped into two separate sections, which roughly translate to two areas of theoretical reflection associated with the modern terms 'literature' and 'art.'0.
Author | : Michael Psellus |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1979-09-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0141904550 |
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This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the power politics that characterized the empire and led to its decline.
Author | : Anthony Kaldellis |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2021-10-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9004452869 |
Download The Argument of Psellos' Chronographia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book is a philosophical interpretation of Michael Psellos' Chronographia, an acknowledged masterpiece of Byzantine literature. Anthony Kaldellis argues that although the Chronographia contains a fascinating historical narrative; it is really a disguised philosophical work which, if read carefully, reveals Psellos' revolutionary views on politics and religion. Kaldellis exposes the rhetorical techniques with which Psellos veils his unorthodoxy, and demonstrates that the inner message of the text challenges the Church's supremacy over the intellectual and political life of Byzantium. Psellos consciously articulates a secular vision of Imperial politics, and seeks to liberate philosophy from the constraints of Christian theology. The analysis is lucid and should be accessible to anyone with a general knowledge of Byzantine civilization. It should interest all who study the history of ancient and medieval philosophy.
Author | : Michael Jeffreys |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198787227 |
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The Letters of Psellos is the first detailed study of the correspondence of Michael Psellos, a preeminent Byzantine intellectual, politician, and writer. Structured in two parts, it juxtaposes five essays offering detailed historical and literary analyses of selected letters with annotated summaries of the entirety of Psellos' correspondence.
Author | : Frederick Lauritzen |
Publisher | : Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Byzantine Empire |
ISBN | : 9782503548418 |
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Character is the single most important feature of the Chronographia written by Michael Psellos (1018-1081?). It is an historical account of the events at court from the time of Basil II (986-1025) to Michael VII Doukas (1071-1078) with the insight of someone whose career developed within the imperial court and his unsurpassed eye for details of personality was enlightened by his intellectual interests. During his lifetime, Psellos was considered the forefront of philosophical studies in the capital and therefore was named consul of philosophers in 1047 and he credited himself with reintroducing Plato on the cultural scene of Constantinople. It was his attractive manner of speech which led him to remain in the emperor's presence and his rhetorical ability also plays an important role in the Chronographia, especially when he emphasizes or fabricates events to justify his understanding of a person's mind. Many have employed Psellos' Chronographia for its value in shedding light on historic events, itself important, though it often neglects the fact that Psellos' historiography is not based on factual details to explain multiple causes for events, but seeks to attribute blame or merit to the personality of the ruling emperor.
Author | : Michael Psellos |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780268024154 |
Download Mothers and Sons, Fathers and Daughters Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a long funeral oration for his mother that features unique recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople; a funeral oration for his young daughter Styliane, which includes a detailed description of her physical appearance and a moving account of her illness and death; a legal work pertaining to the engagement of his second, adopted, daughter; and various letters and other works that relate to the private life of this Byzantine family.
Author | : Michael Attaleiates |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2012-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674057996 |
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In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East. By 1079 it was a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by enemies on all sides. The History of Michael Attaleiates is our main source for this astonishing reversal. This translation, based on the most recent critical edition, includes notes, maps, and glossary.
Author | : |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 590 |
Release | : 2019-05-06 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9004392882 |
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This book offers the first complete survey of the Byzantine poetic production (4th to 15th centuries). It examines the use of poetry in various sociocultural settings in Constantinople and various other centres of the Byzantine empire.
Author | : Michael Psellus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Byzantine Empire |
ISBN | : |
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