The poems of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous / edited and translated by Floris Bernard and Christopher Livanos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernard, Floris, editor, translator.

Livanos, Christopher, editor, translator.

Series:

Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 50.

Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; DOML 50

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Byzantine poetry--Translations into English.

Byzantine poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxii, 601 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages ; introduction and notes in English.

Summary:

It is a natural choice to place the Byzantine poets Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous together in one volume. Although they never explicitly refer to each other, they write about the same time period, the same places, the same persons, also largely sharing the same style, genres, and intellectual profile. Their poems display a sense of wit and a personal voice that is rarely encountered in Byzantine poetry. They bear eminent witness to the eventful times they lived in and provide a vivid image of contemporary court life and of the city of Constantinople-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-594) and index.

Contains:

Container of: Christophoros, ho Mytilēnaios. Poems. Selections.

Container of: Christophoros, ho Mytilēnaios. Poems. Selections. English.

Container of: John, Mauropus, Metropolitan of Euchaita, active 11th century. Epigrammata. Selections.

Container of: John, Mauropus, Metropolitan of Euchaita, active 11th century. Epigrammata. Selections. English.

ISBN:

9780674736986

0674736982

OCLC:

1002820243