Theodoros Prodromos: Miscellaneous Poems - An Edition and Literary Study

This book comprises the first critical edition and study of a group of poems by Theodoros Prodromos, a leading poet of 12th century Byzantium, accompanied by English translations and commentaries. It adds to a nuanced picture of Prodromos' profile, providing insights into his activity at different settings of Constantinopolitan intellectual life.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• List of Figures


• List of Abbreviations


• Note to the Reader


• Section 1


• 1: Introduction


• 2: A Writer on Command and his Strategies


• 3: Formal Features: Metre and Prosody


• 4: Manuscript Transmission


• 5: Previous Editions and Prolegomena


• Section 2


• Greek Text and Translation


• Commentary


• Bibliography


• Indices

About the author

Nikos Zagklas is Assistant Professor of Byzantine Language and Literature at the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Vienna. He has published extensively on various topics related to Byzantine literary culture, with a special focus on twelfth-century poetry, questions of self-representation and literary patronage, and the relationship between prose and verse. His recent publications include the volume Middle and Late Byzantine Poetry: Texts and Contexts (ed. with A. Rhoby; Turnhout 2018) and the Brill Companion to Byzantine Poetry (ed. with W. Hörandner and A. Rhoby; Leiden 2019).

Summary

This book comprises the first critical edition and study of a group of poems by Theodoros Prodromos, a leading poet of 12th century Byzantium, accompanied by English translations and commentaries. It adds to a nuanced picture of Prodromos' profile, providing insights into his activity at different settings of Constantinopolitan intellectual life.

Product details

• Authors: Zagklas , Dr Nikos (Assistant Professor Zagklas, Nikos Zagklas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2023
• EAN: 9780192886927
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288692-7
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, CE period up to c 1500, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Ancient, classical and medieval texts