Reading Eustathios of Thessalonike
Publisher: de Gruyter GmbH, Walter
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9783110522211
Subjects: Byzantine literature
Description: A classical scholar, a rhetorician, a theologian, a high prelate who became the archbishop of the second city of the Empire: 'Eustathios of Thessalonike' is doubtless an outstanding figure of the 12th century. This book gathers contributions from leading scholars of both Byzantine and Classical philology, offering new perspectives on his scholarly and literary output, as well as on his style and on the historical context of his activity.