Writing and Reading Byzantine Secular Poetry, 1025-1081 PDF
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OXFORD STUDIES IN BYZANTIUM EditorialBoard james howard-johnston elizabeth jeffreys marc lauxtermann paul magdalino henry maguire cyril mango marlia mango jean-pierre sodini jonathan shepard OXFORD STUDIES IN BYZANTIUM OxfordStudiesinByzantiumconsistsofscholarlymonographsandeditionson thehistory,literature,thought,andmaterialcultureoftheByzantineworld. Byzantines,Latins,andTurksintheEasternMediterranean Worldafter1150 EditedbyJonathanHarris,CatherineHolmes,andEugeniaRussell DebatingtheSaints’CultsintheAgeofGregorytheGreat MatthewDalSanto TheEmbodiedIcon LiturgicalVestmentsandSacramentalPowerinByzantium WarrenT.Woodfin ‘WehavenokingbutChrist’ ChristianPoliticalThoughtinGreaterSyriaontheEveofthe ArabConquest(c.400–585) PhilipWood TillingtheHatefulEarth AgriculturalProductionandTradeintheLateAntiqueEast MichaelDecker TheChronicleofMorea HistoriographyinCrusaderGreece TeresaShawcross TheTrophiesoftheMartyrs AnArtHistoricalStudyofEarlyChristianSilverReliquaries GalitNoga-Banai AByzantineEncyclopaediaofHorseMedicine TheSources,Compilation,andTransmissionoftheHippiatrica AnneMcCabe GeorgeAkropolites:TheHistory Introduction,translation,andcommentary RuthMacrides HolyFoolsinByzantiumandBeyond SergeyA.IvanovandSimonFranklin BasilIIandtheGovernanceofEmpire(976–1025) CatherineHolmes Writing and Reading Byzantine Secular – Poetry, 1025 1081 FLORIS BERNARD 1 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxford,OX26DP, UnitedKingdom OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. 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Opgedragen ter nagedachtenis van Chrisje De Pauw Acknowledgements ItmayappearasatypicalactofByzantinehumility,butIhonestlyfeel a bit uneasy that my name should appear alone on the cover of this book.Thehelp,support,andideasofmanypeoplehavebeenvitalin thelongprocessofitscomingintobeing. KristoffelDemoenhasbeenfather,midwife,andspiritualguideall in one. He led me on the path to eleventh-century Byzantine poetry by suggesting a master’s dissertation on Christophoros Mitylenaios. Hewasthegenerous,thoughtful,andunderstandingsupervisorofmy doctoral dissertation. His support has ranged from personal motiv- ation to suggestions of better translations, and from patient correct- ing to paternal advice. In fact, this book should contain many footnotes with the indication ‘conversation with K. Demoen (Ghent 2006–12)’; I hope this acknowledgement can replace all these foot- notes.MarcDeGrooteandKlaasBenteinweretheothermembersof the Ghent project on eleventh-century poetry that provided the framework of my doctoral dissertation; I thank them for their valu- ablecontributions.YanickMaeshasbeenaguidinglightinthemisty regions of literary theory; his ideas have inspired many questions implicitlyorexplicitlypresenthere,andhisunrelentingreadinessfor discussionhasrefinedmythinkingonmanypoints.MargaretMullett steeredthe dissertation in a more focused direction whenit was still inthephaseofconception.Itisnocoincidencethatevenatthevery end, a question that came from her made me rethink some of my terminology. Niels Gaul initiated me into some very important manuscripts, and inspired me to pursue my sociological approach. I also thank the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO), which pro- videdthefundingforthedoctoralresearchproject. Theresultofthiswork,adoctoraldissertation,iswhatitis:partof alearningprocess.Itsmistakesandoversightsarenumerous,andthe decision to write it in English has made it appear yet more garbled and imperfect than it already was. An institutionally required ‘pub- lication’ on the internet has given it more exposure than expected; Ihopeitwillfromnowonbesafelyignoredinfavourofthepresent book. viii Acknowledgements The Byzantinists present on my doctoral jury, Wolfram Hörand- ner, Michael Jeffreys, and Marc Lauxtermann, were generous with usefulcommentsandcorrections.Atthefestiveoccasionoftheviva, Marc Lauxtermann and Michael Jeffreys suggested the work should be published by OUP. They took it upon themselves to guide the dissertation towards a readable and publishable book. They helped me through the publishing process and suggested many welcome changes to the general format of the work. I thank them for their confidenceandtheiradvice. Duringthisphaseofrevision,afundfromBOFatGhentUniver- sityprovidedessentialassistance,andafellowshipattheDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection gave me the ideal environ- mentandresourcestocompletethework.Moreover,Icouldrelyon the help of many friends and colleagues who shared their ideas and their current work with me. I owe much to Stratis Papaioannou’s willingness to let me read his work in advance of publication, and our discussions about the fascinating figure of Michael Psellos. Foteini Spingou kept me updated about her important work on theMarcianus.RossitzaSchroeder,myneighbouratDO,wasalways readytogivehelpfulandinsightfuladvice.Iwasfortunatetobeable tocountonthehospitalityofIlseDeVos,eveninredoubtableplaces such as Leuven and Oxford. I learned much from seminars and conversationswithDanieleBianconi,PaoloOdorico,CharisMessis, Michael Grünbart, and Alexander Riehle. Marc Lauxtermann once more scrutinized the penultimate draft, improving many transla- tions, suggesting bibliography, and pointing out errors and omis- sions. Attention from his expert eye was the best thing that could havehappenedtothisbook.ElizabethJeffreyskindlyprovidedmany valuable suggestions and linguistic corrections, and gently steered me through the final stages of publication. Judith Ryder has been a wonderful proofreader, not only correcting linguistic mistakes but also helping to clear out vague or convoluted passages. Notwith- standing all this expert help, my foolhardiness and my constant tampering with the text have undoubtedly enabled some mistakes to slip through the net. Finally, I thank all those friends who have made the work on this book pleasurable and rewarding, thanks to their encouragement, understanding,andcuriosity.Iespeciallywanttotaketheopportun- ity to thank Bert, Steven, Michel, my parents, sisters, grandparents, Acknowledgements ix and my wife Elisabeth. This book is dedicated to the memory of ChrisjeDePauw,whowasformanyyearssecretaryoftheDepartment of Classics at Ghent University. Her legendary optimism, patience, and kindness of heart are precious gifts for which we will always be thankful. WashingtonDC, March2014
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