The letters of Psellos : cultural networks and historical realities /

• Other Authors: Jeffreys, Michael (επιμελητής.), Lauxtermann, Marc Diederik (επιμελητής.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
• Series: Oxford studies in Byzantium.
• Subjects: Ψελλός, Μιχαήλ, > 1018-π. 1096 > Ερμηνεία και κριτική.; Ψελλός, Μιχαήλ, > 1018-π. 1096 > Αλληλογραφία.

The Letters of Psellos' is the first detailed study of the correspondence of Michael Psellos, a leading Byzantine intellectual, politician, and writer of the eleventh century. Psellos' corpus of over 500 letters represents a historical source of great significance for the study of society...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Marc D. Lauxtermann
• Educational networks in the letters of Michael Psellos / Floris Bernard
• Michael Psellos and the monastery / Michael Jeffreys
• Constantine, nephew of the patriarch Keroularios, and his good friend Michael Psellos / Michael Jeffreys
• The intertwined lives of Michael Psellos and John Mauropous / Marc D. Lauxtermann
• Venomous praise : some remarks onMichael Psellos' letters to Leon Paraspondylos / Diether Roderich Reinsch
• Summaries of the letters of Michael Psellos / Michael Jeffreys.