Letters, Literacy and Literature in Byzantium

by Margaret Mullett

These studies look at general problems of reading Byzantine literature, at literacy practices and the literary process, but also at individual texts. The past thirty years have seen a revolution in the way Byzantine literature has been viewed: no longer is it considered a decadent form of classical literature or a turgid precursor of modern Greek literature. There are still prejudices to overcome: that there was no literary public, or that Byzantium...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138375187
• ISBN13: 9781138375185
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"