Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jeffreys, Michael
• Lauxtermann, Marc Diederik

Description

468 pages; 24 cm

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.

Series Statement

Oxford Studies in Byzantium

Uniform Title

Oxford studies in Byzantium.

Subject

• Psellus, Michael > Criticism and interpretation
• Psellus, Michael
• Byzantine Empire > Court and courtiers > Congresses
• Byzantine Empire > History > 1025-1081 > Congresses

Note

• '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." -- p. v.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 onMichael Psellos' letters to Leon Paraspondylos / Diether Roderich Reinsch -- Summaries of the letters of Michael Psellos / Michael Jeffreys.

Call Number

JFE 17-2441

ISBN

• 9780198787228
• 0198787227

OCLC

968182001

Title

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

Publisher

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Oxford Studies in Byzantium

Oxford studies in Byzantium.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Jeffreys, Michael, editor.

Lauxtermann, Marc Diederik, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 17-2441