Companion to Byzantine Poetry

Wolfram Hörandner, Ph.D. (1966), University of Vienna, is EmeritusProfessor of Byzantine literature. He has published extensively on Byzantineliterature. His main publications include Theodoros Prodromos, Historische Gedichte(1974) and Der Prosarhythmus in der rhetorischen Literatur der Byzantiner (1981)Andreas Rhoby, PD Ph.D. (2000), University of Vienna, works at the AustrianAcademy of Sciences, where he is deputy head of the Division of ByzantineResearch. He is also Privatdozent at the University of Vienna. His majorpublication is the 4-volume corpus on Byzantine inscriptional epigrams.Nikos Zagklas, Ph.D. (2014), University of Vienna, is Assistant Professor atthe Institute of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, University of Vienna.He has published on Theodore Prodromos and Byzantine poetry (especially ofthe 12th century).

"This is a well conceived and organised book, covering a wide range of subjects concerned with Byzantine poetry, that will prove a useful tool for scholars of all levels". Eleni Kaltsogianni, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 09.09.2020. "The volume will appeal and greatly help readers at different stages of their education. On the one hand, the more experienced ones will appreciate the extremely rich and up-to-date surveys. On the other, any graduate student entering the dauntingly large and often not clearly charted field of Byzantine studies will find a thorough introduction to the various periods, genres and contexts of Byzantine poetry and much to tickle their curiosity. [...] the Brill Companion to Byzantine Poetry is an impressive and truly remarkable achievement. It will hopefully contribute to giving Byzantine literature the place it deserves within Byzantine and Medieval studies at large both in research and in teaching . Cosimo Paravano, in Medioevo Greco, 20, 2020.

• AcknowledgementsXNotes on Contributors XByzantine Poetry: an IntroductionNikos ZagklasPart 1: Preliminaries: Contexts, Language, Metrics, and Style1 Byzantine Poetry: Texts and ContextsMarc D. Lauxtermann2 The Language of Byzantine Poetry: New Words, Alternative Forms, and “Mixed Language”Martin Hinterberger3 From Hexameters to Fifteen-syllable VerseMichael Jeffreys4 Byzantine Poetry and RhetoricElizabeth JeffreysPart 2: Periods, Authors, Social and Cultural Milieus5 Late Antique Poetry and its ReceptionGianfranco Agosti6 George of Pisidia: the Spring of Byzantine Poetry?Ioannis Vassis7 Monasticism and Iconolatry: Theodore StouditesKristoffel Demoen8 John Geometres: a Poet around the Year 1000Emilie van Opstall and Maria Tomadaki9 The 11th Century: Michael Psellos and ContemporariesFloris Bernard10 “How Many Verses Shall I Write and Say?” Poetry in the Komnenian Period (1081–1204)Nikos Zagklas11 Poetry on Commission in Late Byzantium (13th–15th century)Andreas RhobyPart 3: Poetry in Byzantium and Beyond12 “Accept a Roman Song with a Kindly Heart!”: Latin Poetry in ByzantiumKurt Smolak13 Philippos Monotropos in Byzantium and the Slavonic WorldEirini Afentoulidou and Jürgen Fuchsbauer14 Byzantine Poetry at the Norman Court of Sicily (1130–c.1200)Carolina CupanePart 4: Transmission and Circulation15 Byzantine Collections and Anthologies of PoetryFoteini Spingou16 Byzantine Book EpigramsFloris Bernard and Kristoffel Demoen17 Byzantine Verses as Inscriptions: the Interaction of Text, Object, and BeholderIvan Drpić and Andreas RhobyPart 5: Particular Uses of Verse in Byzantium18 Teaching with Verse in ByzantiumWolfram Hörandner19 Hymn Writing in Byzantium: Forms and WritersAntonia Giannouli20 The Past as Poetry: Two Byzantine World Chronicles in VerseIngela Nilsson21 Byzantine Verse RomancesRoderick BeatonGeneral BibliographyGeneral Index