{"product_id":"studies-on-byzantine-literature-of-the-eleventh-and-twelfth-centuries-9780521105224","title":"Studies on Byzantine Literature of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eByzantine literature is often regarded as little more than an agglomeration of stereotyped forms and generic conventions which allows no scope for individual thought or expression. Accordingly, histories of Byzantine literature tend to focus on the history of genres. The essays in this book challenge the traditional view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Approaches to the history of Byzantine civilisation: from Krause to Beck and Mango; 2. The social views of Michael Attaleiates; 3. Theodore Prodromus: a reappraisal; 4. Eustathius of Thessalonica: the life and opinions of a twelfth-century Byzantine rhetor; 5. Gregory Antiochus: writer and bureaucrat; 6. Nicephorus Chrysoberges and Nicholas Mesarites: a comparative study; 7. Nicetas Choniates and others: aspects of the art of literature; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767597236567,"sku":"9780521105224","price":36.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521105224.jpg?v=1758713938","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studies-on-byzantine-literature-of-the-eleventh-and-twelfth-centuries-9780521105224","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}