Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Christophe de Mytilène. Auteur du texte
Mauropous, Jean (0990?-1092?)
Titre(s) : The poems of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous [Texte imprimé] / edited and translated by Floris Bernard and Christopher Livanos
Publication : Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxvii, 601 p.) ; 21 cm
Collection : Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 50
Lien à la collection : Dumbarton Oaks medieval library
Note(s) : Bibliogr. et index
Textes grecs avec traductions en regard
"The witty and self-assertive poetry of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous
provides unique snapshots of eleventh-century Constantinople at the height of its
splendor and elegance. Their collections, aptly called 'various verses, ' greatly
range in length and style--including epigrams, polemics, encomia, and more--and their
poems were written for a broad range of social occasions such as court ceremonies,
horse races, contests between schools, and funerals. Some were inscribed on icons
and buildings. Their poems honored patrons and friends, debunked rivals, or offered
satirical portraits of moral types in contemporary society. In some remarkable introspective
poems, Mauropous carefully shaped a narrative of his life and career, while Christopher's
body of work is peppered with riddles and jocular wordplay. This volume is the first
English translation of these Byzantine Greek collections. It is a natural choice to
place Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous together in one volume. Although
they never explicitly refer to each other, they write about the same time period,
the same places, the same persons, also largely sharing the same style, genres, and
intellectual profile. Their poems display a sense of wit and a personal voice that
is rarely encountered in Byzantine poetry. They bear eminent witness to the eventful
times they lived in and provide a vivid image of contemporary court life and of the
city of Constantinople."
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Mauropous, Jean (0990?-1092?). Auteur du texte
Bernard, Floris. Traducteur
Livanos, Christopher. Traducteur
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674736986. - ISBN 0674736982
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb458107747
Notice n° :
FRBNF45810774
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