Originality in Byzantine literature, art, and music : a collection of essays

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    • Littlewood, Antony Robert

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Originality in Byzantine literature, art, and music : a collection of essays

edited by A.R. Littlewood

(Oxbow monograph, 50)

Oxbow Books, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The emperor Julian once claimed that of all things innovation was what he most abhored. The 15 papers collected in this volume attempt to reveal various standards of innovation in Byzantine arts.

Table of Contents

  • Innovation in Byzantium, A. Kazhdan
  • tradition and originality in literary criticism and scholarship, R. Browning
  • rhetoric and the Holy Spirit, G. Kustas
  • originality in the Byzantine letter, M. Mullet
  • historiography, S. Runciman
  • innovation or mimesis in Byzantine sermons, M. Cunningham
  • epic and romance in the 12th century, R. Beaton
  • the Greek version of Ovid's amatory poems, E. Fisher
  • originality in Byzantine art criticism, H. Maguire
  • originality and the icon, A.W. Carr
  • originality in Byzantine religious paintings, T. Gouma-Patterson
  • originality in Byzantine manuscript illustration, L. Brubaker
  • beyond Hagia Sophia, R. Ousterhout
  • orignality and innovation in Byzantine music, M. Verlimirovic
  • originality as a cultural phenomenon, A. Cutler.

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