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Scholars of Byzantium
N. G. Wilson-
Frontmatter
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Note on the revised edition, 1996 (page viii)
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Preface (page ix)
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Abbreviations (page x)
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1. Introduction
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(i) Literacy culture in Byzantium (page 1)
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(ii) Atticism (page 4)
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(iii) The ancient authors and the Christians (page 8)
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(iv) Censorship (page 12)
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(v) The ancient authors as school texts (page 18)
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2. The Schools of Late Antiquity
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(i) Antioch (page 28)
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(ii) Gaza (page 30)
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(iii) Scholia (page 33)
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(iv) Athens (page 36)
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(v) Alexandria (page 42)
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(vi) Constantinople (page 49)
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3. Dark Ages and Iconoclasm
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(i) Interlude (page 61)
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(ii) Two changes in production: paper and a new script (page 63)
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(iii) Fresh signs of activity (page 68)
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4. A New Start
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(i) Leo the Philosopher (page 79)
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(ii) The evidence of manuscripts from c. 800 to c. 875 (page 85)
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5. Photius
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(i) Introduction (page 89)
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(ii) The Lexicon (page 90)
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(iii) The Bibliotheca (page 93)
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(iv) The letters (page 111)
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(v) The Amphilochia (page 114)
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6. Arethas
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(i) The extant manuscripts (page 120)
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(ii) Other texts (page 126)
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(iii) Arethas as a reader (page 130)
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7. From Arethas' Contemporaries to the End of the Tenth Century
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(i) The activity of copyists (page 136)
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(ii) Education and patronage (page 140)
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(iii) The Suda (page 145)
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8. The Eleventh Century
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(i) Introduction: the schools (page 148)
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(ii) John Mauropous (page 151)
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(iii) John Italos (page 153)
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(iv) Michael Psellos (page 156)
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(v) Some critical essays on Christian authors (page 166)
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(vi) Response to the classics of pagan literature (page 172)
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(vii) The epitome of Dio Cassius (page 179)
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9. From Alexius Comnenus to the Fourth Crusade
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(i) The early years (page 180)
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(ii) Gregory of Corinth (page 184)
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(iii) The brothers Tzetzes (page 190)
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(iv) Eustathius (page 196)
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(v) Michael Choniates (page 204)
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(vi) A mysterious partnership (page 206)
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10. Greek in Italy and Sicily
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(i) From late antiquity to the eleventh century (page 209)
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(ii) The twelfth century (page 212)
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(iii) An essay on a Greek novel (page 216)
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11. Disaster and Recovery
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(i) Nicaea (page 218)
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(ii) Gregory of Cyprus (page 223)
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(iii) Other evidence (page 225)
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(iv) A second glance westwards (page 226)
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12. The Palaeologan Revival
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(i) Introduction (page 229)
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(ii) Maximus Planudes (page 230)
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(iii) Some lesser contemporaries (page 241)
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(iv) Other students of Greek poetry (page 244)
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(v) Demetrius Triclinius (page 249)
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(vi) Theodorus Metochites (page 256)
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13. The Epigoni (page 265)
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Epilogue (page 273)
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Addenda (page 276)
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Index (page 280)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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CW | 78.1 (Sep. - Oct. 1984): 47-48 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4349670 |
SP | 61.2 (Apr. 1986): 484-486 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/2854093 |
JAOS | 110.1 (Jan. - Mar. 1990): 167-168 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/603979 |
CP | 83.4 (Oct. 1988): 342-360 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/269513 |
JHS | 105 (1985): 249-250 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/631631 |
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Published: c1996
Publisher: Duckworth
- 9780915651085 (hardcover)