Greek Literature in the Byzantine Period Greek Literature

Edited with an introduction by an internationally recognized scholar, this nine-volume set represents the most exhaustive collection of essential critical writings in the field, from studies of the classic works to the history of their reception. Bringing together the articles that have shaped modern classical studies, the set covers Greek literature in all its genres--including history, poetry, prose, oratory, and philosophy--from the 6th century BC through the Byzantine era. Since the study of Greek literature encompasses the roots of all major modern humanities disciplines, the collection also includes seminal articles exploring the Greek influence on their development. Each volume concludes with a list of recommendations for further reading. This collection is an important resource for students and scholars of comparative literature, English, history, philosophy, theater, and rhetoric as well as the classics.

Alexiou, M. The Poverty of Ecriture and the Craft of Writing: Towards a Reappraisal of the Prodromic Poems. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 10 (1986). Brock, Sebastian. From Ephrem to Romanos. Studia Patristica 20 (1989). Browning, R. The Language of Byzantine Literature. In S. Vryonis, ed., Byzantina kai Metavyzantina (Malibu, CA: Undena Publications, 1978). Browning, R. The Low Level Saint's Life in the Early Byzantine World. In S. Hackel, ed., The Byzantine Saint (London, UK: Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, 1981). Cameron, A. Wandering Poets: A Literary Movement in Byzantine Egypt. Historia 14 (1965). Dennis, G. Imperial Panegyric: Rhetoric an Reality. In H. Maguire, ed. Byzantine Court Culture from 829 to 1204 (Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library Collection, 1997). Hunger, H. On the Imitation ( mimesis ) of Antiquity in Byzantine Literature. Dumbarton Oaks Papers 23/24 (1969/1970). Jeffreys, E. and M. The Oral Background of Byzantine Popular Poetry. Oral Tradition 1 (1986). Kazhdan, A.P. Byzantine Hagiography and Sex in the Fifth to Twelfth Centuries. Dumbarton Oaks Papers 44 (1990). Kustas, G. The Function and Evolution of Byzantine Rhetoric. Viator 1 (1970). Macrides, R. Poetic Justice in the Patriarchate. Murder and Cannibalism in the Provinces. In L. Burgmann et al., eds., Cupido Legum (Frankfurt am Main, 1985). Magdalino, P. Honour Among Romaioi: The Framework of Social Values in the World of Digenes Akrites and Kekaumenos. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 13 (1989). Maguire, H. Byzantine Descriptions of Works of Art. Dumbarton Oaks Papers 298 (1974). Mullett, M. Aristocracy and Patronage in the Literary Circles of Comnenian Constantinople. In M. Angold, ed., The Byzantine Aristocracy (Oxford, UK: B.A.R, 1984). Roilos, P. Amphoteroglossia: The Role of Rhetoric in the Medieval Learned Novel. In P.A. Agapitos and D.R. Reinsch, eds., Der Roman im Byzanz der Komnenenzeit. Referate des Internationalen Symposiums an der Freien Universitt Berlin, 3. bis 6. April 1998 (Frankfurt am Main, 2000). Sevcenko, I. Levels of Style in Byzantine Literature. Jahrbuch der österreichischen Byzantinistik 31 (1981). Usher, M.D. The Sixth Sibylline Oracle as a Literary Hymn. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 36 (1995). List of Recommended Readings

Gregory Nagy is Professor of Classics at Harvard University and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He has written and edited numerous books on Greek literature, including Homeric Questions, The Everyman's Library The Iliad, Greek Mythology and Poetics, and Poetry as Performance.