The Homilies of the Emperor Leo VI
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The Homilies of the Emperor Leo VI
（The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1453 / editors, Michael Whitby ... [et al.], v. 14）
Brill, 1997
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A revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 1995
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This highly original study provides an extensive and careful analysis of the Homilies of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI (A.D. 886-912) in order to place them in their historical and cultural contexts. This neglected corpus of forty-two texts comprises both panegyrics on ecclesiastical feasts and discourses on special occasions.
The first part deals with the Homilies in the framework of Leo VI's career by examining topics such as the circumstances of the delivery of the Homilies and their political significance. The second part places the Homilies within the Byzantine homiletic tradition of the fourth to tenth centuries.
The book, the first monograph on this collection, establishes Leo VI as a prominent literary figure of his time, and sheds new light on both the emperor's fascinating personality and the development of Byzantine homiletics. It will be of great benefit to all those who are interested both in Byzantine literature and the Eastern Church.
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Part One The Homilies of Leo VI
1. The Author and his Work
2. The Homilies of Leo VI: A Presentation
3. The Emperor and His Homilies
4. The Chronology of the Homilies
5. Political Ideology in the Homilies
6. The Style of the Homilies
Part Two The Homilies of Leo VI and the Homiletic Tradition
1. The Devlopment of the Byzantine Homiletic Tradition
2. The Homilies of Leo VI: The Homilies on Saints
3. The Marina Homilies
4. The Dominical Homilies
5. The Homilies on Special Occasions
6. Conclusions of Part Two
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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