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Michael Psellos : rhetoric and authorship in Byzantium /

"This book explores Michael Psellos' place in the history of Greek rhetoric and self-representation and his impact on the development of Byzantine literature. Avoiding the modern dilemma that vacillates between Psellos the pompous rhetorician and Psellos the ingenious thinker, Professor Pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Papaioannou, Stratis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The philosopher's rhetoric
  • The rhetor as creator: Psellos on Gregory of Nazianzos
  • The return of the poet: mimesis and the aesthetics of variation
  • Aesthetic charm and urbane ethos
  • The statue's smile: discourses of Hellenism
  • Female voice: gender and emotion
  • Conclusion: from rhetoric to literature
  • Appendix: books and readers in the reception of Psellos.