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Mothers and sons, fathers and daughters : the Byzantine family of Michael Psellos
- Title
- Mothers and sons, fathers and daughters : the Byzantine family of Michael Psellos / edited and translated by Anthony Kaldellis ; with contributions by David Jenkins and Stratis Papaioannou.
- Author
- Psellus, Michael.
- Publication
- Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2006], ©2006.
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- Description
- x, 209 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Mothers and Sons, Fathers and Daughters makes available for the first time complete English translations from the works of Michael Psellos (1018-1076?), a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Michael Psellos in translation
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections. English. 2006
- Michael Psellos in translation.
- Alternative Title
- Works. 2006
- Byzantine family of Michael Psellos
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-203) and index.
- ISBN
- 0268033153 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006024194
- 9780268033156
- OCLC
- OCM70775629
- SCSB-5288271
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries