{"product_id":"9780367759971-epistolary-poetry-in-byzantium-and-beyond-an-anthology-with-critical-essays","title":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd - Epistolary Poetry In Byzantium And Beyond An Anthology With Critical Essays - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Letters were an important medium of everyday communication in the ancient Mediterranean. Soon after its emergence the epistolary form was adopted by educated elites and transformed into a literary genre which developed distinctive markers and was used for instance to give political advice to convey philosophical ideas or to establish and foster ties with peers. A particular type of this genre is the letter cast in verse or epistolary poem which merges the form and function of the letter with stylistic elements of poetry. In Greek literature epistolary poetry is first safely attested in the fourth century AD and would enjoy a lasting presence throughout the Byzantine and early modern periods. The present volume introduces the reader to this hitherto unexplored chapter of post - classical Greek literature through an anthology of exemplary epistolary poems in the original Greek with facing English translation. This collection which covers a broad chronological range from late antique epigrams of the Greek Anthology to the poetry of western humanists is accompanied by exegetical commentaries on the anthologized texts and by critical essays discussing questions of genre literary composition and historical and social contexts of selected epistolary poems. Chapters 3 and 4 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 license available at https:\/\/www. taylorfrancis. com\/books\/10.4324\/9780429288296\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Epistolary Poetry In Byzantium And Beyond An Anthology With Critical Essays\u003cbr\u003e\nBrand: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780367759971\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 436 Pages, 18 Halftones, Black And White; 18 Illustrations, Black And White\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 5\/5\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Literary Studies: Classical, Early \u0026amp; Medieval","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49595084243249,"sku":"IN-G-9780367759971","price":54.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780367759971.jpg?v=1754878732","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780367759971-epistolary-poetry-in-byzantium-and-beyond-an-anthology-with-critical-essays","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}